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Hymenasplenium unilaterale
As recorded: Hymenasplenium unilaterale (Lam.) Hayata
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Aspleniaceae
- Collected by
- Lyon, H.L.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- December 11, 1908
- Locality
- East Maui, upper trail, bank of stream.
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 11, 1908, Lyon, H.L. also collected 4 other specimens.
Hymenasplenium unilaterale observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1908. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 23 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-08.

2026-06-08
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Remy Henderson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-22
Hawaii, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-05
Hawaii, US
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-15
Hawaii, US
(c) Julien Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-01-23
Hawaii, US
(c) Andrew Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-12-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hymenasplenium unilaterale. BISH 766850. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956619084. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/766850.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956619084 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
