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Blechnum appendiculatum
palm fern
As recorded: Blechnum appendiculatum Willd.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Blechnaceae
- Collected by
- Kato, M.
- Collector number
- H 9
- Date
- October 16, 1997
- Locality
- Manoa Valley, W of Honolulu
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 195 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 16, 1997, Kato, M. also collected 8 other specimens.
Blechnum appendiculatum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1997. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 623 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved

2026-10-19
Aiea, HI 96701, USA
(c) Sam Buswell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-05
Waiheʻe Ridge Trail, Wailuku, HI, US
(c) alex3haase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-05
Kualapuu, HI, USA
(c) Hannah Mirando, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-03
Nuuanu - Punchbowl, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-20
Waialae - Kahala, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Blechnum appendiculatum. BISH 695160. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956285732. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/695160.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956285732 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
