Nephrolepis cordifolia
Fishbone Fern
As recorded: Nephrolepis cordifolia (L.) C.Presl
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Nephrolepidaceae
- Collected by
- Neal, M.C.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- August 5, 1929
- Locality
- Kilauea, Bird Park
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Lamoureux, C.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 5, 1929, Neal, M.C. also collected 17 other specimens.
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Asplenium aethiopicum
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Asplenium densum
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Asplenium polyodon
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Cibotium glaucum
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Cyrtomium caryotideum
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Cyrtomium caryotideum
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Diplazium sandwichianum
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Diplazium sandwichianum
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Diplazium sandwichianum
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Dryopteris fuscoatra
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Dryopteris wallichiana
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Lepisorus thunbergianus
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Microlepia adulterina
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Nephrolepis cordifolia
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Pteris cretica
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Sadleria cyatheoides
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Nephrolepis cordifolia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 190 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Aiea, HI 96701, USA
(c) Sam Buswell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-28
Hawaii, US
(c) friendofafern, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-27
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyle Klotz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-27
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyle Klotz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-21
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyle Klotz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Nephrolepis cordifolia. BISH 7419. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956301282. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/7419.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956301282 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026