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Hypolepis hawaiiensis
As recorded: Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dennstaedtiaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 1732.M
- Date
- November 27, 1919
- Locality
- L ridge, Kipahulu
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Snow, N.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 27, 1919, Forbes, C.N. also collected 14 other specimens.
Hypolepis hawaiiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1919. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 20 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-04.

2026-06-04
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-06-12
Hawaii, US
(c) Nicolai Barca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-21
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-12-04
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-11-13
Hawaii, US
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hypolepis hawaiiensis. BISH 520026. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956584732. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/520026.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956584732 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
