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Ophioderma falcatum
As recorded: Ophioderma pendulum var. falcatum C.Presl
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Ophioglossales › Ophioglossaceae
- Collected by
- Adee, K.T.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- June 20, 1979
- Locality
- Site 10 OS, Piihonua, Hilo Forest Reserve.
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 640 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 20, 1979, Adee, K.T. also collected 15 other specimens.
Ophioderma falcatum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1979. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 53 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-02.

2026-04-02
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-17
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-12-19
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-11
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-11-29
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-11-29
Oʻahu, Waipahu, HI, US
(c) Krimzz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ophioderma falcatum. BISH 580824. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956538767. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/580824.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956538767 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
