
Ganoderma australe
southern bracket
As recorded: Ganoderma australe (Fr.) Pat.
Fungi › Basidiomycota › Agaricomycetes › Polyporales › Polyporaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 2283.O
- Date
- February 3, 1916
- Locality
- Trip up Palolo by way of crater and down the Manoa-Woodlawn trail
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Ganoderma australe observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1916. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-02-12.

2026-02-12
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) blip3, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-12
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) blip3, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-30
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Richard Jacob, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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)

2025-07-09
Leilani Estates, HI 96778, USA
(c) John, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ganoderma australe. BISH 615740. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956264568. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/615740.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956264568 ↗
- 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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