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Nephrolepis cordifolia
Fishbone Fern
As recorded: Nephrolepis cordifolia (L.) C.Presl
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Nephrolepidaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 10840
- Date
- March 31, 1935
- Locality
- Puu Kawiwi-Puu Kaala ridge. Waianae mts., Makaha- Waianae Kai
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 900 m
- Identified by
- Lamoureux, C.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 31, 1935, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Acacia koa
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Acacia koa
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Adenophorus pinnatifidus
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Adenophorus tamariscinus
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Adenophorus tamariscinus
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Antidesma platyphyllum
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Asplenium caudatum
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Asplenium polyodon
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Athyrium microphyllum
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Bidens torta
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Callistopteris baldwinii
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Carex meyenii
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Coprosma longifolia
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Doodia kunthiana
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Embelia pacifica
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Eragrostis grandis
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Euphorbia multiformis
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Homaliodendron flabellatum
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Huperzia serrata
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Hymenasplenium unilaterale
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Kadua centranthoides
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Kadua cordata
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Kadua cordata
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Korthalsella complanata
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Nephrolepis cordifolia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1935. 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 7437. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956397034. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/7437.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956397034 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026