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Polypodium pellucidum
ʻAe lau nui
As recorded: Polypodium pellucidum var. vulcanicum Skottsb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Polypodiaceae
- Collected by
- Woolford, H.A.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- December 20, 1954
- Locality
- 6.5 mi E of Pahakuloa on Saddle Rd
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Faccenda, K.; Thomas, M.K.K. Faccenda →Miles Thomas →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 20, 1954, Woolford, H.A. also collected 18 other specimens.
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Cyrtandra paludosa
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Dodonaea viscosa
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Dubautia scabra
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Hydrangea arguta
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Kadua centranthoides
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Melastoma malabathricum
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Melastoma malabathricum
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Melinis minutiflora
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Myoporum sandwicense
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Nototrichium sandwicense
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Sophora chrysophylla
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Sophora chrysophylla
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Trifolium arvense
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Vaccinium reticulatum
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Polypodium pellucidum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1954. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 487 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.
2026-10-17
Upper Waiakea Forest Reserve, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-04
Hawaii, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-01
Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-23
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kyle Klotz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-11
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) simcartographer, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-10
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) idoucet, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Polypodium pellucidum. BISH 447563. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956316916. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/447563.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956316916 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026