
Ganoderma australe
southern bracket
As recorded: Ganoderma australe (Fr.) Pat.
Fungi › Basidiomycota › Agaricomycetes › Polyporales › Polyporaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 2415.O
- Date
- February 16, 1917
- Locality
- Koko Head
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.2667, -157.6667
- Identified by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On February 16, 1917, Forbes, C.N. also collected 14 other specimens.
Still here: Ganoderma australe observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1917. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-08-02.

2025-08-02
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) brantleesr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-25
Manoa Falls Trail, Kailua, HI, US
(c) johnmx287, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-01-24
Nuuanu - Punchbowl, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Peter Scott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2019-07-04
Oʻahu, East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Bethany Lee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ganoderma australe. BISH 615739. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956334585. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/615739.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956334585 ↗
- 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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