Bernice Puahi Bishop Museum · CC BY-NC · GBIF · full resolution
Diplopterygium pinnatum
uluhe lau nui
As recorded: Diplopterygium pinnatum (Kunze) Nakai
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Gleicheniales › Gleicheniaceae
- Collected by
- U.S. Exploring Expedition
- Collector number
- 2
- Date
- 1840
- Locality
- Mountains, Kauai
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
- Type status
- Isotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Diplopterygium pinnatum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1840. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 281 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)

2026-10-18
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) conlonae, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-02
Mountain View, HI, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-02
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-18
Huakai St, Waipahu, HI, US
(c) pidg1n, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-13
Wahiawa, HI 96786, USA
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Diplopterygium pinnatum. BISH 470700. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956424258. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/470700.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956424258 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
