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Adenophorus pinnatifidus
As recorded: Adenophorus pinnatifidus var. rockii (Copel.) D.D.Palmer
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Polypodiaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.; NULL
- Collector number
- 13487
- Date
- December 29, 1936
- Locality
- Trail up Waiakeakua-Waiokeela ridge, head of Wailau valley
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 500 m
- Identified by
- Thomas, M.K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 29, 1936, Fosberg, F.R.; NULL also collected 1 other specimen.
Adenophorus pinnatifidus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1936. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 93 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-11-01.

2026-11-01
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-21
Hawaii, US
no rights reserved

2026-08-07
Hawaii, US
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-05
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Adenophorus pinnatifidus. BISH 803253. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 6546543439. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/803253.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 6546543439 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
