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Polypodium pellucidum
ʻAe lau nui
As recorded: Polypodium pellucidum var. pellucidum
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Polypodiaceae
- Collected by
- Neal, M.C.; Hartt, C.C.E. Hartt →Marie Catherine Neal →
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- August 16, 1933
- Locality
- W Maui, Puu Kukui
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,143 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Arthur, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 16, 1933, Neal, M.C.; Hartt, C. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Polypodium pellucidum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1933. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 488 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27
Condado de Hawái, Hawái, EE. UU.
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
Upper Waiakea Forest Reserve, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-04
Hawaii, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-01
Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-23
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kyle Klotz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-11
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) simcartographer, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Polypodium pellucidum. BISH 8191. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956524281. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/8191.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956524281 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)
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