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Dryopteris wallichiana

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BISH 534792Botany

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
202 Bishop specimens of Dryopteris wallichiana · collected 1840–2025Species page ›

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.

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.

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