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Dryopteris wallichiana
Wallich's wood fern
As recorded: Dryopteris wallichiana (Spreng.) Hyl.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dryopteridaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Catto, R.J.R.J. Catto →Harold St.John →
- Collector number
- 17731
- Date
- December 25, 1936
- Locality
- Waikekeehia, foot of pali east of Haleakala crater
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 2,012 m
- Identified by
- Geiger, J.M.O.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 25, 1936, St.John, H.; Catto, R.J. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Arachniodes insularis
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Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
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Asplenium densum
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Asplenium polyodon
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Astelia menziesiana
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Astelia menziesiana
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Athyrium microphyllum
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Bryum argenteum
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Carex uncinata
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Ceratodon purpureus
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Ceratodon purpureus
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Ceratodon purpureus
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Cheirodendron trigynum
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Chenopodium oahuense
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Coniogramme pilosa
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Coniogramme pilosa
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Coprosma ernodeoides
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Coprosma montana
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Coprosma ochracea
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Coprosma ochracea
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Diplazium sandwichianum
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Diplazium sandwichianum
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Diplazium sandwichianum
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Dodonaea viscosa
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Dryopteris wallichiana observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1936. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 408 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.
2026-10-29
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) planetboom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-06
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) reymond_miyajima, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-05
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Jonathan Newman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-23
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kyle Klotz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dryopteris wallichiana. BISH 5869. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956487474. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/5869.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956487474 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026