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Hymenophyllum obtusum
palai lau li‘I
As recorded: Hymenophyllum obtusum Hook. & Arn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Hymenophyllales › Hymenophyllaceae
- Collected by
- Hobdy, R.W.
- Collector number
- 459
- Date
- March 29, 1979
- Locality
- Ohialele, Pelekunu
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.1453, -156.8933 ± 316 m
- Elevation
- 1,097 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On March 29, 1979, Hobdy, R.W. also collected 4 other specimens.
Still here: Hymenophyllum obtusum observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1979. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2024-09-19.

2024-09-19
Hawaii, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-13
Kalaupapa National Historical Park, Koʻolau, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-10
Hawaii, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-08-18
Kalaupapa National Historical Park, Koʻolau, HI, US
(c) gingaaninjaa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-12-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2011-11-16
Molokai, Hawaii, USA
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hymenophyllum obtusum. BISH 460426. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956291403. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/460426.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956291403 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
