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Nephrolepis brownii
Brown's sword fern
As recorded: Nephrolepis brownii (Desv.) Hovenkamp & Miyam.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Nephrolepidaceae
- Collected by
- Higgins, N.H.
- Collector number
- 73
- Date
- January 8, 1956
- Locality
- Aiea Trail, Kalauao-North Halawa, Koolau Mountains
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 305 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 8, 1956, Higgins, N.H. also collected 6 other specimens.
Nephrolepis brownii observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1956. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 564 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
Puʻupia Trail, Kailua, HI, US
(c) Ean Schiffman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-29
Kīlauea Ave, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-08
Kalapana, HI 96778, USA
(c) mellframe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-04
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) nikkibirding, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-04
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) nikkibirding, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-29
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Nephrolepis brownii. BISH 7406. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956206994. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/7406.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956206994 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026