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Cibotium glaucum
hāpu‘u pulu
As recorded: Cibotium glaucum (Sm.) Hook. & Arn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Cyatheales › Cibotiaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 12537
- Date
- December 23, 1932
- Locality
- Puu o Kaeha; Kawela
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.1142, -156.9169 ± 756 m
- Elevation
- 1,097 m
- Identified by
- Palmer, D.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On December 23, 1932, St.John, H. also collected 15 other specimens.
Still here: Cibotium glaucum observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1932. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2022-12-28.

2022-12-28
Maui, Hawaii, United States
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2021-05-12
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2004-04-11
Molokai, Hawaii, USA
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2003-09-18
Molokai, Hawaii, USA
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cibotium glaucum. BISH 625042. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956351729. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/625042.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956351729 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
