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Hymenophyllum recurvum
Ohiaku
As recorded: Hymenophyllum recurvum Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Hymenophyllales › Hymenophyllaceae
- Collected by
- Bryan Jr., E.H.
- Collector number
- 1479
- Date
- August 2, 1940
- Locality
- kawaikoi-Kalalau ridge
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,220 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 2, 1940, Bryan Jr., E.H. also collected 17 other specimens.
Adenophorus hymenophylloides
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Adenophorus tamariscinus
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Adenophorus tenellus
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Adenophorus tripinnatifidus
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Bazzania
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Cuspidatula robusta
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Cyanisticta
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Distichophyllum freycinetii
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Elaphoglossum crassicaule
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Gahnia vitiensis
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Leucobryum
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Leucobryum gracile
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Melicope anisata
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Peperomia hesperomannii
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Polypodium
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Schoenoplectiella juncoides
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Siphula pickeringii
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Hymenophyllum recurvum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1940. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 183 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
Waialua, HI 96791, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) David Pierce, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-02
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-09
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) kairigney, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hymenophyllum recurvum. BISH 7079. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956385668. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/7079.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956385668 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026