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Lepisorus thunbergianus
Weeping Fern
As recorded: Lepisorus thunbergianus (Kaulf.) Ching
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Polypodiaceae
- Collected by
- Cowan, R.S.
- Collector number
- 70
- Date
- September 22, 1946
- Locality
- Waikane-Schofield trail, Koolau Mts
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Wilson, K.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 22, 1946, Cowan, R.S. also collected 19 other specimens.
Adenophorus tenellus
Botany
Crotalaria pallida
Botany
Cyrtandra calpidicarpa
Botany
Elaphoglossum crassifolium
Botany
Kadua affinis
Botany
Korthalsella complanata
Botany
Lobelia hypoleuca
Botany
Lythrum maritimum
Botany
Melicope wawreana
Botany
Mucuna gigantea
Botany
Neraudia melastomifolia
Botany
Neraudia melastomifolia
Botany
Nertera granadensis
Botany
Ophioderma falcatum
Botany
Phlegmariurus phyllanthus
Botany
Plantago pachyphylla
Botany
Polyscias oahuensis
Botany
Polyscias oahuensis
Botany
Psilotum nudum
Botany
Lepisorus thunbergianus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1946. 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 8143. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956139371. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/8143.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956139371 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026