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Nephrolepis brownii
As recorded: Nephrolepis brownii (Desv.) Hovenkamp & Miyam.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Nephrolepidaceae
- Collected by
- Lorence, D.H.; Wagner, W.L.David H. Lorence →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Collector number
- 5408
- Date
- July 30, 1987
- Locality
- North, Keawanui Bay, just W of Pelekunu Bay
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.1681, -156.8936 ± 262 m
- Elevation
- 3 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On July 30, 1987, Lorence, D.H.; Wagner, W.L. also collected 4 other specimens.
Still here: Nephrolepis brownii observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1987. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-01-27.
2026-01-27
Kaunakakai
(c) goshea808, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-12-27
Maui, Hawaii, United States
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Nephrolepis brownii. BISH 530577. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956646102. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/530577.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956646102 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026