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Polypodium pellucidum
As recorded: Polypodium pellucidum Kaulf.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Polypodiaceae
- Collected by
- Cowan, R.S.
- Collector number
- 346
- Date
- November 17, 1946
- Locality
- Kaala, Waianae Mts
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,227 m
- Identified by
- Lamoureux, C.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 17, 1946, Cowan, R.S. also collected 21 other specimens.
Anoectochilus sandvicensis
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Asplenium caudatum
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Claoxylon sandwicense
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Clermontia oblongifolia
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Coprosma longifolia
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Coprosma ochracea
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Cyrtandra lessoniana
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Dianella sandwicensis
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Eichleriella shearii
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Elaphoglossum alatum
Botany
Geniostoma waiolani
Botany
Gloeosoma mirabile
Botany
Gunnera petaloidea
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Gunnera petaloidea
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Gunnera petaloidea
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Korthalsella latissima
Botany
Liparis hawaiensis
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Myrsine lanaiensis
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Neraudia melastomifolia
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Neraudia melastomifolia
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Stenogrammitis saffordii
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Polypodium pellucidum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1946. 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 8309. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956210916. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/8309.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956210916 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026