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Lepisorus thunbergianus
Weeping Fern
As recorded: Lepisorus thunbergianus (Kaulf.) Ching
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Polypodiaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 538.K
- Date
- October 8, 1916
- Locality
- Mountains back of Kilauea
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Wilson, K.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 8, 1916, Forbes, C.N. also collected 7 other specimens.
Lepisorus thunbergianus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1916. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 517 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.
2026-10-17
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Luluku Rd, Kaneohe, HI, US
(c) FML, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-30
Kaloaloa, Hawaii 96720, USA
(c) Jonathan Newman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-30
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-30
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Lepisorus thunbergianus. BISH 8123. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956390639. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/8123.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956390639 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026