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Morelotia gahniiformis
As recorded: Morelotia gahniiformis Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- 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
- 18431
- Date
- December 21, 1937
- Locality
- Ainapo to Puu Pili, Kapapala, Kau
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,372 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 21, 1937, St.John, H.; Baldwin, P.; Catto, R.J.; Longley, P. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Coprosma ernodeoides
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Coprosma rhynchocarpa
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Deschampsia nubigena
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Dryopteris glabra
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Dryopteris unidentata
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Dryopteris wallichiana
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Juncus effusus
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Leptecophylla tameiameiae
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Luzula hawaiiensis
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Lycopodium venustulum
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Peperomia cookiana
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Psilotum nudum
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Pteris cretica
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Sadleria cyatheoides
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Sadleria cyatheoides
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Sadleria cyatheoides
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Sadleria cyatheoides
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Sadleria pallida
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Sadleria pallida
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Morelotia gahniiformis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1937. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 164 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.
2026-10-23
Maui, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-23
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kyle Klotz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-10
Old Puu Oo Trail, Holualoa, HI, US
(c) idoucet, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-31
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-19
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) justinchappelle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-13
Upper Waiakea Forest Reserve, Holualoa, HI, US
(c) nmoorhatch, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Morelotia gahniiformis. BISH 415022. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956189121. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/415022.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956189121 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026