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Lepisorus thunbergianus
Weeping Fern
As recorded: Lepisorus thunbergianus (Kaulf.) Ching
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Polypodiaceae
- Collected by
- Higashino, P.K.; Jacobi, J.D.Paul K. Higashino →J.D. Jacobi →
- Collector number
- 1086
- Date
- October 25, 1975
- Locality
- East Maui, Hana District, Haleakala, on trail from Wai Anapanapa to Wai Eleele
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.7349, -156.1182 ± 266 m
- Identified by
- Wilson, K.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On October 25, 1975, Higashino, P.K.; Jacobi, J.D. also collected 5 other specimens.
Still here: Lepisorus thunbergianus observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 40 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-07-02.
2026-07-02
Pipiwai Trail, Hana, HI, US
(c) Tim Guida, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-13
Haleakala, Haleakala National Park, Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Spencer Barrett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-27
Pipiwai Trail, Hana, HI, US
(c) rhardb, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-29
Pipiwai Trail, Hana, HI, US
(c) Blake Bryant, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-12
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) NEcology, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-04-21
Keokea, HI 96790, USA
(c) Monte Tudor-Long, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Lepisorus thunbergianus. BISH 431052. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956663366. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/431052.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956663366 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026