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Asplenium sphenotomum
As recorded: Asplenium sphenotomum Hillebr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Aspleniaceae
- Collected by
- Wood, K.R.
- Collector number
- 4683
- Date
- October 24, 1995
- Locality
- South Kohala District: Kohala Mountains; above Koaia Sanctuary East of Transect 4 below Puu Palailai
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,426 m
- Identified by
- Puttock, C.F.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 24, 1995, Wood, K.R. also collected 4 other specimens.
Asplenium sphenotomum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1995. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 56 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-22.

2026-07-22
Hawaii, US
(c) Andre Golumbeski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-20
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Nick Moore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-20
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Nick Moore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-19
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Nick Moore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-30
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Asplenium sphenotomum. BISH 645391. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956335752. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/645391.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956335752 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
