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Dryopteris wallichiana
Wallich's wood fern
As recorded: Dryopteris wallichiana (Spreng.) Hyl.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dryopteridaceae
- Collected by
- Funk, E.J.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- October 19, 1998
- Locality
- South Hilo District, Waiakea
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.6000, -155.1167
- Elevation
- 914 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On October 19, 1998, Funk, E.J. also collected 15 other specimens.
Still here: Dryopteris wallichiana observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1998. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 26 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-09-23.

2026-09-23
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kyle Klotz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-23
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kyle Klotz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-06
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jory Teltser, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-25
Kīlauea Iki Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) pupa_babe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-29
Kaumana Trail, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Merav Vonshak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-05
Island of Hawaiʻi, Mountain View, HI, US
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dryopteris wallichiana. BISH 662832. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956510590. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/662832.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956510590 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
