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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.; Perlman, S.; Obata, J.John K. Obata →David Palmer →Steven Perlman →
- Collector number
- 761
- Date
- September 4, 1991
- Locality
- On the trail from the Pihea Trail to the Kilohana Overlook. One third of the way down to the stream
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Palmer, D.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 4, 1991, Palmer, D.D.; Perlman, S.; Obata, J. also collected 11 other specimens.
Cibotium glaucum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1991. 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 629962. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956193889. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/629962.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956193889 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026