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Nephrolepis brownii
As recorded: Nephrolepis brownii (Desv.) Hovenkamp & Miyam.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Nephrolepidaceae
- Collected by
- Smith, L.B.
- Collector number
- 71
- Date
- February 12, 1976
- Locality
- ~1.5 mi from Pali Hwy. on Quarry Rd
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 12, 1976, Smith, L.B. also collected 11 other specimens.
Nephrolepis brownii observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1976. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 564 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
Puʻupia Trail, Kailua, HI, US
(c) Ean Schiffman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-29
Kīlauea Ave, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-08
Kalapana, HI 96778, USA
(c) mellframe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-04
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) nikkibirding, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-04
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) nikkibirding, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-29
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Nephrolepis brownii. BISH 453461. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956597341. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/453461.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956597341 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026