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Doodia lyonii
Lyon's Hacksaw Fern
As recorded: Doodia lyonii O.Deg.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Blechnaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Cowan, R.S.; Webster, G.L.; Wilbur, R.L.R.S. Cowan →Harold St.John →Grady L. Webster →R.L. Wilbur →
- Collector number
- 22999
- Date
- December 24, 1947
- Locality
- N.W. facing slope ridge 3/4 mi N. of Laaukahi, Koloa
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 274 m
- Identified by
- Wagner, F.S.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 24, 1947, St.John, H.; Cowan, R.S.; Webster, G.L.; Wilbur, R.L. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Doodia lyonii observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1947. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-10-20.

2024-10-20
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Matthew Kahokuloa, Jr., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2006-09-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Doodia lyonii. BISH 5121. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956303017. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/5121.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956303017 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
