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Dryopteris wallichiana
Wallich's wood fern
As recorded: Dryopteris wallichiana (Spreng.) Hyl.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dryopteridaceae
- Collected by
- Krajina, V.J.
- Collector number
- 620415048
- Date
- April 15, 1962
- Locality
- Gulch near Hosmer Nursery
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.8000, -156.2000
- Elevation
- 2,100 m
- Identified by
- Geiger, J.M.O.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On April 15, 1962, Krajina, V.J. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Still here: Dryopteris wallichiana observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1962. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 146 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-05.

2026-10-05
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Jonathan Newman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-11
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) simcartographer, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-07-31
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-10
Hosmer Nature Trail, Kula, HI, US
(c) delmad01, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-23
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Joshua Almansa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-17
Haleakala, Haleakala National Park, Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) kamaliu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dryopteris wallichiana. BISH 618007. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956182392. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/618007.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956182392 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
