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Asplenium acuminatum
As recorded: Asplenium acuminatum Hook. & Arn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Aspleniaceae
- Collected by
- Welton, P.; Haus, B.Bill Haus →P. Welton →
- Collector number
- 2001
- Date
- October 7, 1997
- Locality
- East Maui, Lower Shelf of Kipahulu Valley above Palikea Camp.
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,357 m
- Identified by
- Haus, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 7, 1997, Welton, P.; Haus, B. also collected 7 other specimens.
Asplenium acuminatum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1997. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 21 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-11.

2026-08-11
Hawaii, US
(c) Megan LR Steiner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-04
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-17
Hawaii, US
(c) Nicolai Barca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-17
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Asplenium acuminatum. BISH 780024. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956282551. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/780024.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956282551 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
