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Asplenium sphenotomum
As recorded: Asplenium sphenotomum Hillebr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Aspleniaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 480.H
- Date
- September 7, 1911
- Locality
- Kohala Mts., Waimea.
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Palmer, D.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 7, 1911, Forbes, C.N. also collected 13 other specimens.
Asplenium sphenotomum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1911. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 56 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-22.

2026-07-22
Hawaii, US
(c) Andre Golumbeski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-20
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Nick Moore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-20
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Nick Moore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-19
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Nick Moore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-30
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Asplenium sphenotomum. BISH 766107. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956260639. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/766107.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956260639 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
