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Dryopteris hawaiiensis
As recorded: Dryopteris hawaiiensis (Hillebr.) W.J.Rob.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dryopteridaceae
- Collected by
- Hosaka, E.Y.
- Collector number
- 1689
- Date
- January 15, 1937
- Locality
- Olinda, Haleakala Ranch, Makawao
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,524 m
- Identified by
- Palmer, D.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 15, 1937, Hosaka, E.Y. also collected 11 other specimens.
Dryopteris hawaiiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1937. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-03.

2026-04-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Carlos/Giancarla Ross (AnimeBirder), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-06-28
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dryopteris hawaiiensis. BISH 447693. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956235427. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/447693.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956235427 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
