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Vandenboschia davallioides
creeping palai
As recorded: Vandenboschia davallioides (Gaudich.) Copel.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Hymenophyllales › Hymenophyllaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Baldwin, P.; Catto, R.J.; Longley, P.Paul H. Baldwin →R.J. Catto →P. Longley →Harold St.John →
- Collector number
- 18475
- Date
- December 22, 1937
- Locality
- Kilauea Settlement Lots, Olaa, Puna
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,143 m
- Identified by
- Lamoureux, C.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 22, 1937, St.John, H.; Baldwin, P.; Catto, R.J.; Longley, P. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Astelia menziesiana
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Athyrium microphyllum
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Begonia foliosa
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Begonia foliosa
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Callistopteris baldwinii
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Coniogramme pilosa
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Coniogramme pilosa
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Coprosma ochracea
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Cyanea floribunda
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Cyperus polystachyos
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Cyperus polystachyos
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Cyrtandra lysiosepala
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Cyrtandra lysiosepala
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Cyrtandra lysiosepala
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Elaphoglossum micradenium
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Elaphoglossum paleaceum
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Elaphoglossum parvisquameum
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Elaphoglossum wawrae
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Gesneriaceae
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Vandenboschia davallioides observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1937. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 107 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-10.
2026-10-10
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-20
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-12
Kalaniai Rd, Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-17
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Andrew Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-23
Puʻuhonua St, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-23
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Vandenboschia davallioides. BISH 414331. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956235128. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/414331.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956235128 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026