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Cibotium chamissoi
hāpu‘u meu
As recorded: Cibotium chamissoi Kaulf.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Cyatheales › Cibotiaceae
- Collected by
- Palmer, D.D.
- Collector number
- 1049
- Date
- December 15, 1992
- Locality
- 100 meters from Wright Road in Olaa Tract, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 15, 1992, Palmer, D.D. also collected 12 other specimens.
Cibotium chamissoi observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1992. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 263 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-20
Waialae - Kahala, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved

2026-09-12
Waialae - Kahala, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved

2026-08-21
Kailua, HI, US
(c) Ean Schiffman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-01
Hawaii, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-24
Kailua, HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cibotium chamissoi. BISH 765313. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956202300. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/765313.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956202300 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
