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Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
As recorded: Asplenium adiantum-nigrum L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Aspleniaceae
- Collected by
- Wagner, W.L.; Imada, C.; Takeuchi, W.C.T. Imada →Wayne N. Takeuchi →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Collector number
- 5816
- Date
- March 5, 1988
- Locality
- East Maui, Makawao, ~0.5 mi below Kula Lodge along Haleakala Hwy
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 5, 1988, Wagner, W.L.; Imada, C.; Takeuchi, W. also collected 10 other specimens.
Asplenium adiantum-nigrum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1988. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 136 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
Mauna Kea Access Road, Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-01
Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-01
Holualoa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-31
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-31
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Asplenium adiantum-nigrum. BISH 529008. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956690861. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/529008.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956690861 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
