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Cyrtomium falcatum
As recorded: Cyrtomium falcatum (L.fil.) C.Presl
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dryopteridaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.
- Collector number
- 5697
- Date
- June 19, 1928
- Locality
- Above Kalaupapa Settlement; second small valley along top of cliff east of leper trail
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Lamoureux, C.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 19, 1928, Degener, O. also collected 1 other specimen.
Cyrtomium falcatum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1928. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 111 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-14.

2026-10-14
Hawaii, US
(c) Andre Golumbeski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-22
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-27
Huehue St, Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) dyogi2, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-03
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-23
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) joshjoshjoshjoshjosh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-29
Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) Carlos/Giancarla Ross (AnimeBirder), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cyrtomium falcatum. BISH 4770. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956238005. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/4770.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956238005 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
