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Vandenboschia cyrtotheca
As recorded: Vandenboschia cyrtotheca (Hillebr.) Copel.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Hymenophyllales › Hymenophyllaceae
- Collected by
- Harrison, B.; Herbst, D.R.Ben Harrison →Derral R. Herbst →
- Collector number
- 2574
- Date
- November 21, 1972
- Locality
- East Maui, Hana District, Waihoi Valley
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.7159, -156.0475 ± 767 m
- Elevation
- 747 m
- Identified by
- Lamoureux, C.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On November 21, 1972, Harrison, B.; Herbst, D.R. also collected 12 other specimens.
Still here: Vandenboschia cyrtotheca observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2022-11-07.

2022-11-07
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-11-07
Ko‘olau Forest Reserve, Haiku, HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-11-07
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Vandenboschia cyrtotheca. BISH 428700. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956514498. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/428700.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956514498 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
