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Polypodium pellucidum
ʻAe lau nui
As recorded: Polypodium pellucidum var. vulcanicum Skottsb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Polypodiaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 527 H
- Date
- May 17, 1915
- Locality
- Hilo
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.7333, -155.0500
- Identified by
- Faccenda, K.; Thomas, M.K.K. Faccenda →Miles Thomas →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On May 17, 1915, Forbes, C.N. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Asclepias curassavica
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Cuphea carthagenensis
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Cyanthillium cinereum
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Dicranopteris linearis
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Dicranopteris linearis
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Dicranopteris linearis
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Erechtites hieraciifolius
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Erigeron bonariensis
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Frullania meyeniana
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Hibiscus furcellatus
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Hibiscus furcellatus
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Hippobroma longiflora
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incertae sedis
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Ipomoea violacea
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Leptecophylla tameiameiae
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Metrosideros polymorpha
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Metrosideros polymorpha
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Metrosideros polymorpha
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Morinda citrifolia
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Nephrolepis exaltata
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Odontosoria chinensis
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Palhinhaea cernua
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Passiflora foetida
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Pipturus albidus
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Still here: Polypodium pellucidum observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1915. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-07-26.
2025-07-26
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-02-22
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Nikolai Braedt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-08-26
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) FreckLes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-05-29
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Saxony Charlot, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-11-16
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) toler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-11-27
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) johnbotany, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Polypodium pellucidum. BISH 8321. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956355368. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/8321.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956355368 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026