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Cibotium nealiae
As recorded: Cibotium nealiae O.Deg.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Cyatheales › Cibotiaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 34.K
- Date
- July 10, 1909
- Locality
- Lihue; N. side; in wet flats
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Palmer, D.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 10, 1909, Forbes, C.N. also collected 11 other specimens.
Cibotium nealiae observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1909. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-08.

2026-06-08
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-02-27
Hawaii, US
(c) KISC, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-02-16
Hawaii, US
(c) Rachel Werling, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-10-13
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-07-06
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2016-09-28
Hawaii, US
(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 nealiae. BISH 625379. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956423333. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/625379.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956423333 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
