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Cibotium chamissoi
hāpu‘u meu
As recorded: Cibotium chamissoi Kaulf.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Cyatheales › Cibotiaceae
- Collected by
- Obata, J.K.; Mehrhoff, L.L.A. Mehrhoff →John K. Obata →
- Collector number
- 782
- Date
- October 2, 1991
- Locality
- Kaluaa Gulch in the Waianae Mountains
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 579 m
- Identified by
- Palmer, D.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 2, 1991, Obata, J.K.; Mehrhoff, L. also collected 3 other specimens.
Cibotium chamissoi observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1991. 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 629901. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956264628. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/629901.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956264628 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026