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Cibotium glaucum
hāpu‘u pulu
As recorded: Cibotium glaucum (Sm.) Hook. & Arn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Cyatheales › Cibotiaceae
- Collected by
- Giffard, W.M.
- Collector number
- 368
- Date
- July 1, 1928
- Locality
- Kalanilehua, Olaa
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Palmer, D.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 1, 1928, Giffard, W.M. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Cibotium glaucum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1928. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,506 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-18.

2026-10-18
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) conlonae, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-13
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
(c) redsara, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
no rights reserved

2026-10-02
Volcano, HI 96785, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-29
Haunani Rd, Volcano, HI, US
(c) Brian Savage, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cibotium glaucum. BISH 697001. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956681565. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/697001.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956681565 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
