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Nephrolepis brownii
Brown's sword fern
As recorded: Nephrolepis brownii (Desv.) Hovenkamp & Miyam.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Nephrolepidaceae
- Collected by
- Stone, B.C.
- Collector number
- 3007
- Date
- July 2, 1959
- Locality
- Puna, lower Pulama, near Punaluu heaia
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 2, 1959, Stone, B.C. also collected 12 other specimens.
Christella dentata
Botany
Cordyline fruticosa
Botany
Cordyline fruticosa
Botany
Nephrolepis exaltata
Botany
Peperomia leptostachya
Botany
Peperomia leptostachya
Botany
Polyscias sandwicensis
Botany
Polyscias sandwicensis
Botany
Polyscias sandwicensis
Botany
Senna septemtrionalis
Botany
Syzygium malaccense
Botany
Vandenboschia cyrtotheca
Botany
Nephrolepis brownii observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1959. 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Nephrolepis brownii. BISH 7529. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956676517. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/7529.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956676517 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026