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Dryopteris unidentata
As recorded: Dryopteris unidentata var. paleacea (Hillebr.) Herat ex Fraser-Jenk.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dryopteridaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Dunn, J.; Storey, W.J. Dunn →Harold St.John →W.B. Storey →
- Collector number
- 13287
- Date
- July 4, 1933
- Locality
- Kukuinui Ridge, Wailau Valley
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.1506, -156.8281 ± 873 m
- Elevation
- 792 m
- Identified by
- Palmer, D.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On July 4, 1933, St.John, H.; Dunn, J.; Storey, W. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Still here: Dryopteris unidentata observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1933. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-07-14.

2025-07-14
Hawaii, US
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-14
Hawaii, US
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-14
Hawaii, US
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-13
Hawaii, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-08-17
Hawaii, US
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dryopteris unidentata. BISH 664073. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956645559. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/664073.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956645559 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
