
Cibotium menziesii
hāpu‘u i‘i
As recorded: Cibotium menziesii Hook.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Cyatheales › Cibotiaceae
- Collected by
- V.J.Krajina
- Date
- May 20, 1962
- Locality
- Koolau Mts.; Bryan's Mtn. House Trail at Grant Boundary ?N ?W
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu, Hawai`i, United States
- Identified by
- D.D.Palmer
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 20, 1962, V.J.Krajina also collected 1 other specimen.
Cibotium menziesii observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1962. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 214 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-04
Kamuela, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-25
Kailua, HI, US
(c) puapaniolo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-28
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-25
Mohihi-Waialae Trail, Princeville, HI, US
(c) Landon Wong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cibotium menziesii. BISH 615439.2. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36005485. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/615439.2.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36005485 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
