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Cibotium nealiae
As recorded: Cibotium nealiae O.Deg.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Cyatheales › Cibotiaceae
- Collected by
- Flynn, T.W.; Wood, K.R.; Read, R.; Read, B.Timothy Flynn →B. Read →R.W. Read →Kenneth R. Wood →
- Collector number
- 2640
- Date
- December 4, 1987
- Locality
- Lihue-Koloa Forest Reserve; Power Line trail from Wailua. Near 'summit camp' area
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 579 m
- Identified by
- Palmer, D.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 4, 1987, Flynn, T.W.; Wood, K.R.; Read, R.; Read, B. also collected 9 other specimens.
Cibotium nealiae observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1987. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-08.

2026-06-08
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-02-27
Hawaii, US
(c) KISC, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-02-16
Hawaii, US
(c) Rachel Werling, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-10-13
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-07-06
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2016-09-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cibotium nealiae. BISH 531213. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956170060. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/531213.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956170060 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
