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Cibotium chamissoi

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BISH 766071Botany

Cibotium chamissoi

hāpu‘u meu

As recorded: Cibotium chamissoi Kaulf.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Cyatheales › Cibotiaceae

Collected by: Hosaka, E.Y.
Collector number: 923
Date: March 5, 1933
Locality: Koolau Mts., Waipio, Kipapa Gulch, south ridge.
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Hawaii, United States
Elevation: 457 m
Identified by: (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
Record type: Preserved specimen

295 Bishop specimens of Cibotium chamissoi · collected 1816–2021Species page ›

Cibotium chamissoi observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1933. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 263 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

Cibotium chamissoi observed 2026-10-24

2026-10-24

Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA

(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cibotium chamissoi observed 2026-09-20

2026-09-20

Waialae - Kahala, Honolulu, HI, USA

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Cibotium chamissoi observed 2026-09-12

2026-09-12

Waialae - Kahala, Honolulu, HI, USA

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Cibotium chamissoi observed 2026-08-21

2026-08-21

Kailua, HI, US

(c) Ean Schiffman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cibotium chamissoi observed 2026-08-01

2026-08-01

Hawaii, US

(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cibotium chamissoi observed 2026-07-24

2026-07-24

Kailua, HI, US

(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Cibotium chamissoi. BISH 766071. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956281265. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/766071.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956281265 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026