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Hymenophyllum obtusum
palai lau li‘I
As recorded: Hymenophyllum obtusum Hook. & Arn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Hymenophyllales › Hymenophyllaceae
- Collected by
- Takeuchi, W.N.; Pyle; GreerGreer →Pyle →Wayne N. Takeuchi →
- Collector number
- 3779
- Date
- February 15, 1988
- Locality
- Punaluu
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 503 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Hymenophyllum obtusum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1988. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 58 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-03.
2026-04-03
Palolo, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-01-17
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-12-26
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-26
Koolauloa, Hauula, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-29
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-11-01
Kailua, HI, US
(c) faerthen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hymenophyllum obtusum. BISH 514636. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956360812. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/514636.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956360812 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026