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Cyrtomium falcatum
Japanese holly-fern
As recorded: Cyrtomium falcatum (L.fil.) C.Presl
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dryopteridaceae
- Collected by
- Crosby, M.R.; Anderson, W.R.W.G. Anderson {William G. Anderson Jr. →Marshall R. Crosby →
- Collector number
- 1675
- Date
- July 4, 1964
- Locality
- Trail to Kalaupapa along windswept cliffs of north coast of the island
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.1793, -156.9938 ± 794 m
- Elevation
- 458 m
- Identified by
- Wilbur, W.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On July 4, 1964, Crosby, M.R.; Anderson, W.R. also collected 6 other specimens.
Still here: Cyrtomium falcatum observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1964. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2024-04-19.

2024-04-19
Kalawao County, HI, USA
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-04-18
Kalawao County, HI, USA
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2017-05-04
Kalawao County, HI, USA
(c) Jake Gross, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cyrtomium falcatum. BISH 4748. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956274190. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/4748.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956274190 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
