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Dryopteris wallichiana
Wallich's wood fern
As recorded: Dryopteris wallichiana (Spreng.) Hyl.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dryopteridaceae
- Collected by
- Lorence, D.H.; Russell, C.; Perlman, S.; Imada, C.; Lau, J.; Higashino, P.; Pawn, E.Paul K. Higashino →C.T. Imada →Joel Q.C. Lau →David H. Lorence →E. Pawn →Steven Perlman →C.A. Russell →
- Collector number
- 5643
- Date
- October 22, 1987
- Locality
- Kamakou Preserve; west fork of stream just east of Kawela Ridge, along upper reaches of gulch and ridge leading to Puu o Kaeha
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.1149, -156.9137 ± 502 m
- Elevation
- 1,015 m
- Identified by
- Palmer, D.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On October 22, 1987, Lorence, D.H.; Russell, C.; Perlman, S.; Imada, C.; Lau, J.; Higashino, P.; Pawn, E. also collected 13 other specimens.
Still here: Dryopteris wallichiana 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 2025-04-16.

2025-04-16
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-10-18
Hawaii, US
(c) gingaaninjaa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dryopteris wallichiana. BISH 534792. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956198906. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/534792.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956198906 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
