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Nephrolepis brownii
Brown's sword fern
As recorded: Nephrolepis brownii (Desv.) Hovenkamp & Miyam.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Nephrolepidaceae
- Collected by
- Staples, G.W.; Purell, M.Melora Purell →George W. Staples III →
- Collector number
- 1276
- Date
- February 14, 2007
- Locality
- South Hilo distr., Waiakea Uka area, Novelty Greens at 142-A Malaai Rd.
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.6547, -155.1230
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On February 14, 2007, Staples, G.W.; Purell, M. also collected 11 other specimens.
Still here: Nephrolepis brownii observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 2007. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 64 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-09-29.
2026-09-29
Kīlauea Ave, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-25
Old Mamālahoa Hwy, Papaikou, HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-08
United States
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-06-23
Hilo, HI, US
(c) dyogi2, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-20
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Thomas Lacy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-01
Peepee Falls St, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Carlos/Giancarla Ross (AnimeBirder), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Nephrolepis brownii. BISH 727220. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956195061. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/727220.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956195061 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026