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Hymenasplenium unilaterale
As recorded: Hymenasplenium unilaterale (Lam.) Hayata
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Aspleniaceae
- Collected by
- Palmer, D.D.; Obata, J.; Fenstemacher, R.R. Fenstemacher →John K. Obata →David Palmer →
- Collector number
- 2893
- Date
- January 18, 1998
- Locality
- Kahanahaiki Valley (a small valley between Makua and Pahole Valleys in the Waianae Mountains.)
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Smith, A.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 18, 1998, Palmer, D.D.; Obata, J.; Fenstemacher, R. also collected 1 other specimen.
Hymenasplenium unilaterale observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1998. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 23 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-08.

2026-06-08
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Remy Henderson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-22
Hawaii, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-05
Hawaii, US
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-15
Hawaii, US
(c) Julien Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-01-23
Hawaii, US
(c) Andrew Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-12-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hymenasplenium unilaterale. BISH 683726. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956335879. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/683726.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956335879 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
