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Cibotium chamissoi
hāpu‘u meu
As recorded: Cibotium chamissoi Kaulf.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Cyatheales › Cibotiaceae
- Collected by
- Krajina, V.J.
- Collector number
- 611227025
- Date
- December 27, 1961
- Locality
- S of Hilo 19.7N 155.1W
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 75 m
- Identified by
- Palmer, D.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 27, 1961, Krajina, V.J. also collected 11 other specimens.
Cibotium chamissoi observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1961. 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 632062. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956192923. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/632062.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956192923 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
