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Amauropelta globulifera
globular maiden fern
As recorded: Amauropelta globulifera (Brack.) Holttum
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Thelypteridaceae
- Collected by
- F.R. Fosberg; C.M. OliveiraF. Raymond Fosberg →C.M. Oliveira →
- Collector number
- 10799
- Date
- February 10, 1935
- Locality
- Koolau Mts, Kahana, Waikane-Schofield Trail
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 600 m
- Identified by
- M.K. Thomas
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Amauropelta globulifera observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1935. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 23 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-02-05.
2026-02-05
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-19
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-20
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-11-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-11-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-11-24
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Amauropelta globulifera. BISH 799436. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956544611. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/799436.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956544611 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026