
Menisciopsis wailele
As recorded: Menisciopsis wailele (Flynn) S.E.Fawc. & A.R.Sm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Thelypteridaceae
- Collected by
- Flynn, T.W.; Lorence, D.H.; Perlman, S.Timothy Flynn →David H. Lorence →Steven Perlman →
- Collector number
- Collector Number: 5130
- Date
- 1992
- Locality
- Hanalei District, Waioli Valley
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Thomas, M.K.; Kennedy, B.Barbara Kennedy →Miles Thomas →
- Type status
- Isotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Menisciopsis wailele observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1992. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2022-01-14.

2022-01-14
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2020-12-09
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2014-07-01
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2014-03-27
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2008-01-12
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Menisciopsis wailele. BISH 639999. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956467838. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/639999.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956467838 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
