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Diplazium sandwichianum
hō‘i‘o
As recorded: Diplazium sandwichianum (C.Presl) Diels
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Athyriaceae
- Collected by
- Lohman, M.L.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- December 29, 1947
- Locality
- Anahola River, Waipahee Falls.
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 366 m
- Identified by
- Palmer, D.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 29, 1947, Lohman, M.L. also collected 9 other specimens.
Diplazium sandwichianum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1947. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 72 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-09.

2026-08-09
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) kairigney, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-22
Hawaii, US
(c) Andre Golumbeski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Andre Golumbeski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-24
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-14
Hawaii, US
(c) Fred Losi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2026-04-22
Hawaii, US
(c) kamaliu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Diplazium sandwichianum. BISH 715817. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956539279. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/715817.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956539279 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
