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BISH 4531Botany

Dicranopteris linearis

false staghorn fern

As recorded: Dicranopteris linearis (Burm.fil.) Underw.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Gleicheniales › Gleicheniaceae

Collected by: St.John, H.
Collector number: 12270
Date: December 11, 1932
Locality: Haiku Valley, Heeia, Waiahole FR
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Hawaii, United States
Elevation: 198 m
Identified by: Faccenda, K.; Thomas, M.K.K. Faccenda →Miles Thomas →
Record type: Preserved specimen

586 Bishop specimens of Dicranopteris linearis · collected 1838–2025Species page ›

Collected the same day

On December 11, 1932, St.John, H. also collected 21 other specimens.

Dicranopteris linearis observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1932. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,081 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25

Pearl City, HI 96782, USA

(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Crater Rim Dr @ Visitor Center (requires a $15 fee paid to Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park), Hawaii 96785, USA

(c) Teresa Sanders, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Crater Rim Dr @ Visitor Center (requires a $15 fee paid to Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park), Hawaii 96785, USA

(c) Teresa Sanders, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20

Kīlauea, Pahoa, HI, US

(c) kathythor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-19

Maui, Kula, HI, US

(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-19

Aiea, HI 96701, USA

(c) Sam Buswell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Dicranopteris linearis. BISH 4531. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956630336. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/4531.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956630336 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026