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Polypodium pellucidum

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BISH 8295Botany

Polypodium pellucidum

ʻAe lau nui

As recorded: Polypodium pellucidum Kaulf.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Polypodiaceae

Collected by: Garber, D.W.; Forbes, C.N.Charles N. Forbes →D. Wesley Garber →
Collector number: 170
Date: January 12, 1920
Locality: Right fork of Wailupe Valley
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Hawaii, United States
Identified by: Lamoureux, C.H.
Record type: Preserved specimen

407 Bishop specimens of Polypodium pellucidum · collected 1816–2025Species page ›

Polypodium pellucidum observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1920. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 487 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.

Polypodium pellucidum observed 2026-10-17

2026-10-17

Upper Waiakea Forest Reserve, Hilo, HI, US

(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Polypodium pellucidum observed 2026-10-04

2026-10-04

Hawaii, US

(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Polypodium pellucidum observed 2026-10-01

2026-10-01

Captain Cook, HI, US

(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Polypodium pellucidum observed 2026-09-23

2026-09-23

Hawaii County, US-HI, US

(c) Kyle Klotz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Polypodium pellucidum observed 2026-09-11

2026-09-11

Maui County, US-HI, US

(c) simcartographer, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Polypodium pellucidum observed 2026-09-10

2026-09-10

Hawaii County, US-HI, US

(c) idoucet, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Polypodium pellucidum. BISH 8295. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956640285. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/8295.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956640285 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026