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Cibotium glaucum
hāpu‘u pulu
As recorded: Cibotium glaucum (Sm.) Hook. & Arn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Cyatheales › Cibotiaceae
- Collected by
- Palmer, C.C.; Mehrhoff, L.; House, B.; Motley, T.B. House →L.A. Mehrhoff →T.J. Motley →C.M. Palmer →
- Collector number
- 736 A
- Date
- August 22, 1991
- Locality
- Mt. Kaala summit bog.
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,218 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 22, 1991, Palmer, C.C.; Mehrhoff, L.; House, B.; Motley, T. also collected 2 other specimens.
Cibotium glaucum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1991. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,506 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-18.
2026-10-18
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) conlonae, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
(c) redsara, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
no rights reserved
2026-10-02
Volcano, HI 96785, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-29
Haunani Rd, Volcano, HI, US
(c) Brian Savage, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cibotium glaucum. BISH 765331. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956268466. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/765331.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956268466 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026