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Nephrolepis cordifolia
Fishbone Fern
As recorded: Nephrolepis cordifolia (L.) C.Presl
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Nephrolepidaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.; Ordonez, E.; Selling, O.Otto Degener →E. Ordonez →Olof H. Selling →
- Collector number
- 12238
- Locality
- Southeast slope of Kaala, Oahu, T.H.
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Lamoureux, C.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Nephrolepis cordifolia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
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)
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Cite this specimen
Nephrolepis cordifolia. BISH 7430. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956500448. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/7430.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956500448 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026