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Adenophorus abietinus
As recorded: Adenophorus abietinus (D.C.Eaton) K.A.Wilson
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Polypodiaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 161.K
- Date
- August 6, 1909
- Locality
- power line trail between Hanaki and Lihue
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Lamoureux, C.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 6, 1909, Forbes, C.N. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Adenophorus abietinus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1909. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 30 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-08.

2026-06-08
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-07
Hawaii, US
(c) corndog, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-01-15
Hawaii, US
(c) emoriarty4, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-12-04
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-10-12
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-10-12
Hawaii, US
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Adenophorus abietinus. BISH 7767. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956358019. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/7767.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956358019 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
