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Polystichum bonseyi
Bonsey's holly fern
As recorded: Polystichum bonseyi W.H.Wagner & R.W.Hobdy
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dryopteridaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.; Fleming, W.Otto Degener →W.C. Fleming →
- Collector number
- 27647
- Date
- May 28, 1959
- Locality
- Haleakala, west side of Koolau Gap
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Driscoll, H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 28, 1959, Degener, O.; Fleming, W. also collected 6 other specimens.
Polystichum bonseyi observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1959. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-03-20.
2024-03-20
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Steve Ansell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-07-19
Hawaii, US
(c) Ty Sharrow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Polystichum bonseyi. BISH 7868. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956433789. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/7868.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956433789 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026