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Elaphoglossum crassifolium
As recorded: Elaphoglossum crassifolium (Gaudich.) W.R.Anderson & Crosby
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dryopteridaceae
- Collected by
- Chock, A.K.; Fujita, T.Alvin K. Chock →T. Fujita →
- Collector number
- 85
- Date
- November 20, 1949
- Locality
- Castle Trail, Punaluu, Koolau Range
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 503 m
- Identified by
- Lamoureux, C.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 20, 1949, Chock, A.K.; Fujita, T. also collected 1 other specimen.
Elaphoglossum crassifolium observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1949. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 74 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)

2026-10-10
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-03
United States
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-29
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) puapaniolo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-20
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-05
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Elaphoglossum crassifolium. BISH 6314. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956616596. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/6314.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956616596 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
