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Lepisorus thunbergianus
Weeping Fern
As recorded: Lepisorus thunbergianus (Kaulf.) Ching
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Polypodiaceae
- Collected by
- Hosaka, E.Y.
- Collector number
- 132
- Date
- February 2, 1930
- Locality
- Mt. Kaala, Waianaeuka
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 457 m
- Identified by
- Wilson, K.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 2, 1930, Hosaka, E.Y. also collected 18 other specimens.
Acacia koa
Botany
Claoxylon sandwicense
Botany
Clermontia oblongifolia
Botany
Clermontia oblongifolia
Botany
Clermontia oblongifolia
Botany
Cordyline fruticosa
Botany
Cyrtandra garnotiana
Botany
Cyrtandra lessoniana
Botany
Cyrtandra lessoniana
Botany
Gunnera petaloidea
Botany
Gunnera petaloidea
Botany
Gunnera petaloidea
Botany
Hydrangea arguta
Botany
Leptecophylla tameiameiae
Botany
Myrsine lessertiana
Botany
Myrsine sandwicensis
Botany
Nertera granadensis
Botany
Phyllostegia grandiflora
Botany
Lepisorus thunbergianus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1930. 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Lepisorus thunbergianus. BISH 8125. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956185024. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/8125.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956185024 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026