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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.
- Collector number
- 24967
- Date
- January 3, 1953
- Locality
- head of Hanakoa valley, Napali coast
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 274 m
- Identified by
- Lamoureux, C.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 3, 1953, St.John, H. also collected 11 other specimens.
Vandenboschia cyrtotheca observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1953. 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 4148. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956233959. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/4148.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956233959 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026