
Hypolepis hawaiiensis
As recorded: Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dennstaedtiaceae
- Collected by
- Warshauer, F.R.
- Collector number
- FRW 1210
- Date
- July 7, 1977
- Locality
- Keauhou Ahupuaa, E slope of Mauna Loa, ca 2.5-2.75 km S of Puulalaau toward Olaa Tract section of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Transect 31, Station 37.
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,514 m
- Identified by
- Thomas, M.K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 7, 1977, Warshauer, F.R. also collected 1 other specimen.
Hypolepis hawaiiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1977. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 20 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-04.

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

2025-06-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-06-12
Hawaii, US
(c) Nicolai Barca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-21
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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

2024-11-13
Hawaii, US
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hypolepis hawaiiensis. BISH 807409. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 6546545442. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/807409.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 6546545442 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
