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Doryopteris decora
lance fern
As recorded: Doryopteris decora Brack.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Pteridaceae
- Collected by
- Hosaka, E.Y.
- Collector number
- 2058
- Date
- May 21, 1938
- Locality
- S. Kohala, Waimea
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 366 m
- Identified by
- Lamoureux, C.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 21, 1938, Hosaka, E.Y. also collected 14 other specimens.
Cenchrus setaceus
Botany
Doryopteris decora
Botany
Eragrostis grandis
Botany
Erigeron canadensis
Botany
Lipochaeta lavarum
Botany
Nama sandwicense
Botany
Panicum pellitum
Botany
Panicum pellitum
Botany
Panicum pellitum
Botany
Panicum pellitum
Botany
Panicum pellitum
Botany
Pseudognaphalium sandwicensium
Botany
Pseudognaphalium sandwicensium
Botany
Santalum ellipticum
Botany
Doryopteris decora observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1938. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 20 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-04.
2026-06-04
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-21
Waikoloa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-17
Hawaii, US
(c) Rowan Willow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-01-11
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Lily Stein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-03-19
Puʻu Ka Pele Forest Reserve, Princeville, HI, US
(c) Stephen Clifford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-02-03
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Doryopteris decora. BISH 5353. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956627725. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/5353.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956627725 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026