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Dryopteris unidentata
As recorded: Dryopteris unidentata var. paleacea (Hillebr.) Herat ex Fraser-Jenk.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dryopteridaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 1735.M
- Date
- November 27, 1919
- Locality
- Ridge left side of Kipahulu Valley
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Geiger, J.M.O.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 27, 1919, Forbes, C.N. also collected 14 other specimens.
Athyrium microphyllum
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Athyrium microphyllum
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Callistopteris baldwinii
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Cyanea aculeatiflora
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Dryopteris fuscoatra
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Dryopteris fuscoatra
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Dryopteris unidentata
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Hypolepis hawaiiensis
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Hypolepis hawaiiensis
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Melicope volcanica
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Peperomia latifolia
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Pseudophegopteris keraudreniana
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Pseudophegopteris keraudreniana
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Psilotum complanatum
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Dryopteris unidentata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1919. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 30 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-07-14.
2025-07-14
Hawaii, US
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-14
Hawaii, US
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-14
Hawaii, US
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-20
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-11-24
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-09-13
Hawaii, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dryopteris unidentata. BISH 5988. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956255476. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/5988.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956255476 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026