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Polypodium pellucidum
As recorded: Polypodium pellucidum var. vulcanicum Skottsb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Polypodiaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 1886.M
- Date
- March 8, 1920
- Locality
- S slope of Haleakala, Puu Pane
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.6571, -156.2503 ± 114 m
- Identified by
- Faccenda, K.; Thomas, M.K.K. Faccenda →Miles Thomas →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On March 8, 1920, Forbes, C.N. also collected 18 other specimens.
Asplenium densum
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Carex wahuensis
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Clermontia kakeana
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Elaphoglossum paleaceum
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Elaphoglossum wawrae
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Elaphoglossum wawrae
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Kadua affinis
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Kadua affinis
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Luzula hawaiiensis
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Luzula hawaiiensis
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Melicope volcanica
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Melicope volcanica
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Peperomia cookiana
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Perrottetia sandwicensis
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Polypodium pellucidum
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Polystichum hillebrandii
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Santalum haleakalae
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Wikstroemia oahuensis
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Still here: Polypodium pellucidum observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1920. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 81 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-09-11.
2026-09-11
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) simcartographer, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-07-31
Kula, HI 96790, USA
(c) Ranger_Rosa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-19
Haleakala, Haleakala National Park, Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) calluna23, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-17
Haleakala, Haleakala National Park, Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) kamaliu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-12
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) lkfreidenburg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-06
Hosmer Nature Trail, Kula, HI, US
(c) marmli, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Polypodium pellucidum. BISH 688420. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956381627. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/688420.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956381627 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026