
Asplenium aethiopicum
African Spleenwort
As recorded: Asplenium rhipidoneuron B.L.Rob.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Aspleniaceae
- Collected by
- Hobdy, R.W.
- Collector number
- 694
- Date
- October 18, 1979
- Locality
- East Maui; Puu Laau
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 18, 1979, Hobdy, R.W. also collected 8 other specimens.
Asplenium aethiopicum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1979. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 18 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-28.

2026-05-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-11
Kohala Mountain Rd, Kamuela, HI, US
(c) Sam Rickert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-10
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-01
Kauaʻi, Princeville, HI, US
(c) tknightidiv, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Asplenium aethiopicum. BISH 538577.2. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956153164. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/538577.2.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956153164 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
