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Platycerium bifurcatum
Elkhorn fern
As recorded: Platycerium bifurcatum (Cav.) C.Chr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Polypodiaceae
- Collected by
- Kawelo, K.
- Collector number
- USARMY 357
- Date
- December 9, 2014
- Locality
- Dillingham M.R., above airfield.
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 61 m
- Identified by
- Lau, A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Platycerium bifurcatum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2014. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 241 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.
2026-10-29
Manoa Falls Trail, Kailua, HI, US
(c) faerthen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-27
Tantalus Dr, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-27
Tantalus Dr, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-27
Tantalus Dr, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-27
Tantalus Dr, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-27
Tantalus Dr, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Platycerium bifurcatum. BISH 762055. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956647966. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/762055.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956647966 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026