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Cibotium chamissoi
hāpu‘u meu
As recorded: Cibotium chamissoi Kaulf.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Cyatheales › Cibotiaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.; Spence, G.Derral R. Herbst →G.J. Spence →
- Collector number
- 5428
- Date
- July 17, 1975
- Locality
- Kona; along north jeep road; Honaunau Forest Reserve
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 914 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 17, 1975, Herbst, D.R.; Spence, G. also collected 12 other specimens.
Cibotium chamissoi observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 263 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-20
Waialae - Kahala, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-09-12
Waialae - Kahala, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-08-21
Kailua, HI, US
(c) Ean Schiffman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-01
Hawaii, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-24
Kailua, HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cibotium chamissoi. BISH 625396. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956241814. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/625396.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956241814 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026