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Cibotium menziesii
hāpu‘u i‘i
As recorded: Cibotium menziesii Hook.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Cyatheales › Cibotiaceae
- Collected by
- Palmer, D.D.; Obata, J.; Mehrhoff, L.L.A. Mehrhoff →John K. Obata →David Palmer →
- Collector number
- 638
- Date
- June 26, 1991
- Locality
- 20 feet down from the east side of the Waialae Nui ridge trail
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Palmer, D.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 26, 1991, Palmer, D.D.; Obata, J.; Mehrhoff, L. also collected 12 other specimens.
Cibotium menziesii observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1991. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 214 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-04
Kamuela, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-25
Kailua, HI, US
(c) puapaniolo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-28
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-25
Mohihi-Waialae Trail, Princeville, HI, US
(c) Landon Wong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cibotium menziesii. BISH 637999. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956575718. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/637999.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956575718 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026