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Asplenium normale
Rainforest Spleenwort
As recorded: Asplenium normale D.Don
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Aspleniaceae
- Collected by
- Hosaka, E.Y.
- Collector number
- 1084
- Date
- May 28, 1933
- Locality
- Koolau Mts., Waipio, Kipapa Gulch, south ridge.
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Palmer, D.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 28, 1933, Hosaka, E.Y. also collected 12 other specimens.
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Asplenium musifolium
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Ceodes umbellifera
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Hibiscus furcellatus
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Hibiscus furcellatus
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Hymenasplenium unilaterale
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Kadua affinis
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Odontosoria chinensis
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Palhinhaea cernua
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Phlegmariurus phyllanthus
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Sadleria cyatheoides
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Asplenium normale observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1933. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 54 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-26.
2026-06-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Tim Guida, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-19
Hawaii, US
(c) Nick Moore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-08
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-27
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-21
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 normale. BISH 766129. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956426868. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/766129.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956426868 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026