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Asplenium aethiopicum
As recorded: Asplenium aethiopicum (Burm.fil.) Bech.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Aspleniaceae
- Collected by
- Palmer, D.D.; Flynn, T.; Wagner, W.F.Timothy Flynn →David Palmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Collector number
- 938
- Date
- July 28, 1992
- Locality
- On the far side of Waineke Bog along Mohihi Road in Kokee State Park. On lower slope 2 meters above the water
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Puttock, C.F.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 28, 1992, Palmer, D.D.; Flynn, T.; Wagner, W.F. also collected 3 other specimens.
Asplenium aethiopicum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1992. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 18 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-28.

2026-05-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-11
Kohala Mountain Rd, Kamuela, HI, US
(c) Sam Rickert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-10
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-01
Kauaʻi, Princeville, HI, US
(c) tknightidiv, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Asplenium aethiopicum. BISH 625372. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956559231. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/625372.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956559231 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
