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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
- 1086.M
- Date
- August 9, 1919
- Locality
- Haleakala Crater
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Faccenda, K.; Thomas, M.K.K. Faccenda →Miles Thomas →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 9, 1919, Forbes, C.N. also collected 18 other specimens.
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Cystopteris douglasii
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Cystopteris douglasii
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Dubautia platyphylla
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Epilobium billardierianum
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Leptecophylla tameiameiae
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Oreobolus furcatus
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Osteomeles anthyllidifolia
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Physalis peruviana
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Poa pratensis
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Polystichum haleakalense
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Vaccinium reticulatum
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Vaccinium reticulatum
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Verbena litoralis
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Polypodium pellucidum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1919. 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 8332. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956301287. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/8332.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956301287 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026