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Dryopteris unidentata
As recorded: Dryopteris unidentata var. unidentata
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dryopteridaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 718.K
- Date
- November 1, 1916
- Locality
- Kaupu Range. Left hand side of Kipu Kai Gap
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Geiger, J.M.O.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 1, 1916, Forbes, C.N. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Cladium mariscus
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Cyperus hillebrandii
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Dianella sandwicensis
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Dryopteris sandwicensis
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Dryopteris sandwicensis
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Earliella scabrosa
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Earliella scabrosa
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Eleusine indica
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Euphorbia celastroides
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Hibiscus kokio
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Hibiscus kokio
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Hibiscus kokio
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Hymenasplenium unilaterale
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Kadua acuminata
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Kadua acuminata
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Kadua acuminata
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Oplismenus hirtellus
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Paspalum dilatatum
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Dryopteris unidentata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1916. 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 5989. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956255817. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/5989.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956255817 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)
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