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Ceratopteris
As recorded: Ceratopteris Brongn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Pteridaceae
- Collected by
- Hoe, W.J.; (sub Staples III, G.W.)
- Collector number
- 511
- Date
- November 27, 1989
- Locality
- Honolulu International Airport, taken from shipment enroute to Worldwide Aquatics, Waimanalo, from Singapore
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Masuyama, S.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 27, 1989, Hoe, W.J.; (sub Staples III, G.W.) also collected 1 other specimen.
Ceratopteris thalictroides observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1989. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-05.

2026-05-05
Hawaii, US
(c) makastner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-11-03
Oʻahu, Kailua, HI, US
(c) Brenden Holland, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ceratopteris. BISH 514181. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956501613. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/514181.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956501613 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
