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Cibotium chamissoi
hāpu‘u meu
As recorded: Cibotium chamissoi Kaulf.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Cyatheales › Cibotiaceae
- Collected by
- Palmer, D.D.
- Collector number
- 556
- Date
- February 22, 1991
- Locality
- On the side of Wright Road -- Volcano
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Palmer, D.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 22, 1991, Palmer, D.D. also collected 8 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 629979. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956139056. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/629979.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956139056 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026