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Dryopteris wallichiana
Wallich's wood fern
As recorded: Dryopteris wallichiana (Spreng.) Hyl.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dryopteridaceae
- Collected by
- Kato, M.
- Collector number
- H-83
- Date
- October 20, 1997
- Locality
- In route from Mohihi to Waialae trail, Na Pali-Kona Forest Reserve
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,100 m
- Identified by
- Waters, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 20, 1997, Kato, M. also collected 10 other specimens.
Dryopteris wallichiana observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1997. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 405 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-06.

2026-10-06
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) reymond_miyajima, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-05
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Jonathan Newman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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)

2026-09-22
Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-19
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) David Martin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dryopteris wallichiana. BISH 667857. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956555318. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/667857.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956555318 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
