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Vandenboschia cyrtotheca
elegant bristle fern
As recorded: Vandenboschia cyrtotheca (Hillebr.) Copel.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Hymenophyllales › Hymenophyllaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Fosberg, F.R.F. Raymond Fosberg →Harold St.John →
- Collector number
- 13629
- Date
- December 25, 1933
- Locality
- Haupu, Kipu
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 244 m
- Identified by
- Lamoureux, C.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 25, 1933, St.John, H.; Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Alyxia stellata
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Asplenium musifolium
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Bobea gaudichaudii
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Bobea gaudichaudii
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Ceodes umbellifera
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Christella dentata
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Crepidomanes draytonianum
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Crepidomanes parvulum
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Cyanea fissa
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Cyanea fissa
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Cyanea pseudofauriei
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Cyrtandra kealiae
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Cyrtandra kealiae
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Dioscorea pentaphylla
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Diospyros hillebrandii
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Diospyros sandwicensis
Botany
Diospyros sandwicensis
Botany
Diplazium sandwichianum
Botany
Elaeocarpus bifidus
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Eucalyptus robusta
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Eugenia reinwardtiana
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Euphorbia celastroides
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Haplopteris elongata
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Kadua acuminata
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Vandenboschia cyrtotheca observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1933. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 20 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-17.
2026-06-17
Hawaii, US
(c) Andrew Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Andrew Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-07
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Lily Stein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-26
Alakaʻi Wilderness Preserve, Princeville, HI, US
(c) emoriarty4, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-02-09
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2025-02-04
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Vandenboschia cyrtotheca. BISH 4147. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956303971. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/4147.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956303971 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026