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Nephrolepis brownii
Brown's sword fern
As recorded: Nephrolepis brownii (Desv.) Hovenkamp & Miyam.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Nephrolepidaceae
- Collected by
- Hobdy, R.W.
- Collector number
- 1322
- Date
- March 26, 1982
- Locality
- East Maui, Hana, in cultivation
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.7583, -155.9917 ± 1,309 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On March 26, 1982, Hobdy, R.W. also collected 8 other specimens.
Still here: Nephrolepis brownii observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 17 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-07-02.
2026-07-02
Pipiwai Trail, Hana, HI, US
(c) Tim Guida, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-28
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Antgont, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-24
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) markswatt1, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-29
Pipiwai Trail, Hana, HI, US
(c) Blake Bryant, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-26
Haiku, HI 96708, USA
(c) gringo_vulgaris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-27
Pipiwai Trail, Hana, HI, US
(c) kristinkirkman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Nephrolepis brownii. BISH 680083. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956662356. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/680083.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956662356 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026