
Polypodium pellucidum
ʻAe lau nui
As recorded: Polypodium pellucidum Kaulf.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Polypodiaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H. studentsH. students →St. John →
- Collector number
- Collector Number: 10723
- Date
- December 26, 1930
- Locality
- Kokee, Waimea NaPali-Kona Forest Reserve
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Polypodium pellucidum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 487 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.

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)

2026-09-10
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) idoucet, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Polypodium pellucidum. BISH 82599. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38176968. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/82599.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38176968 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
