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Cibotium menziesii
hāpu‘u i‘i
As recorded: Cibotium menziesii Hook.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Cyatheales › Cibotiaceae
- Collected by
- Palmer, D.D.; Wagner, W.F.; Tunison,T.David Palmer →T. Tunison →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Collector number
- 709
- Date
- July 25, 1991
- Locality
- Olaa tract near Wright Road.
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Palmer, D.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 25, 1991, Palmer, D.D.; Wagner, W.F.; Tunison,T. also collected 7 other specimens.
Cibotium menziesii observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1991. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 214 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)

2026-10-17
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-04
Kamuela, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-25
Kailua, HI, US
(c) puapaniolo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-28
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-25
Mohihi-Waialae Trail, Princeville, HI, US
(c) Landon Wong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cibotium menziesii. BISH 765340. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956214138. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/765340.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956214138 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
