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Psilotum complanatum
Flat Fork Fern
As recorded: Psilotum complanatum Sw.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Psilotales › Psilotaceae
- Collected by
- Meebold, A.
- Collector number
- 8476
- Date
- February 1, 1930
- Locality
- Manoa Cliff trail
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 549 m
- Identified by
- Lamoureux, C.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 1, 1930, Meebold, A. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Breynia cernua
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Calochlaena straminea
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Cyperus cyperinus
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Dendrolobium umbellatum
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Dicranopteris linearis
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Diplazium bulbiferum
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Dipteris conjugata
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Doryopteris decipiens
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Eumachia forsteriana
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Fimbristylis dichotoma
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Fimbristylis dichotoma
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Gaillardia pulchella
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Gymnostoma vitiense
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Homalium nitens
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Homalium nitens
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Ipomoea cairica
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Ipomoea littoralis
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Lindsaea pacifica
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Medinilla rhodochlaena
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Pilea microphylla
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Polygala paniculata
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Psilotum nudum
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Psychotria brackenridgei
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Psilotum complanatum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 191 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-28.
2026-07-28
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Antonio Rodriguez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-11
Volcano, HI 96785, USA
(c) nmoorhatch, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-07-08
Honolulu Watershed Forest Reserve, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jawbones, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-07
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Kai Garcia-Tobar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-26
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Tim Guida, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-19
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Nick Moore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Psilotum complanatum. BISH 435830. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956594078. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/435830.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956594078 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026