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Dryopteris mauiensis
Maui wood fern
As recorded: Dryopteris mauiensis C.Chr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dryopteridaceae
- Collected by
- Palmer, D.D.
- Collector number
- 892
- Date
- June 20, 1992
- Locality
- Near the Kalalau Overlook in Kokee. On the right side of the road 200 feet before the right turn to the Pihea Trail Road. 50 feet off the road in ohia
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Geiger, J.M.O.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 20, 1992, Palmer, D.D. also collected 4 other specimens.
Dryopteris mauiensis 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 2022-10-05.

2022-10-05
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-09-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-09-27
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-09-27
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-09-27
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dryopteris mauiensis. BISH 658543. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956294994. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/658543.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956294994 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
