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Asplenium aethiopicum
African Spleenwort
As recorded: Asplenium aethiopicum (Burm.fil.) Bech.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Aspleniaceae
- Collected by
- Brodie, A.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- October 12, 1904
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 12, 1904, Brodie, A. also collected 1 other specimen.
Asplenium aethiopicum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1904. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 18 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-28.
2026-05-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-11
Kohala Mountain Rd, Kamuela, HI, US
(c) Sam Rickert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-10
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-01
Kauaʻi, Princeville, HI, US
(c) tknightidiv, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Asplenium aethiopicum. BISH 765768. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956366635. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/765768.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956366635 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026