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Cibotium glaucum
hāpu‘u pulu
As recorded: Cibotium glaucum (Sm.) Hook. & Arn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Cyatheales › Cibotiaceae
- Collected by
- Palmer, D.D.
- Collector number
- 905
- Date
- June 22, 1992
- Locality
- Kilohana Overlook Trail (Alakai Swamp Trail). Off trail on the far side of the stream
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,130 m
- Identified by
- Palmer, D.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 22, 1992, Palmer, D.D. also collected 18 other specimens.
Cibotium glaucum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1992. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,506 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-18.

2026-10-18
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) conlonae, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-13
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
(c) redsara, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
no rights reserved

2026-10-02
Volcano, HI 96785, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-29
Haunani Rd, Volcano, HI, US
(c) Brian Savage, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cibotium glaucum. BISH 629960. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956294559. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/629960.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956294559 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
