
Cibotium glaucum
hāpu‘u pulu
As recorded: Cibotium glaucum (Sm.) Hook. & Arn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Cyatheales › Cibotiaceae
- Collected by
- Krajina, V.J.
- Date
- 1962
- Locality
- N. of Mauna Kea; between Waimea and Honokaa 20.0N 155.5W
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawai`i, Hawai`i, United States
- Identified by
- D.D.Palmer
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Cibotium glaucum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1962. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,508 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21
West Maui Forest Reserve, Wailuku, HI, US
(c) planetboom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) conlonae, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

2026-10-13
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
(c) redsara, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cibotium glaucum. BISH 618497.2. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36005867. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/618497.2.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36005867 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
