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Microsorum spectrum in life — In life — pe'ahi, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) John Game, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

BISH 8554Botany

Microsorum spectrum

pe'ahi

As recorded: Microsorum spectrum (Kaulf.) Copel.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Polypodiaceae

Collected by: Forbes, C.N.
Collector number: 446.M
Date: September 25, 1917
Locality: Honokahau Drainage Basin
Island: Maui
Region: Hawaii, United States
Identified by: Lamoureux, C.H.
Record type: Preserved specimen

191 Bishop specimens of Microsorum spectrum · collected 1779–2024Species page ›

Microsorum spectrum observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1917. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 37 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-20.

Microsorum spectrum observed 2026-09-20

2026-09-20

Hawaii, US

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

Microsorum spectrum observed 2026-09-20

2026-09-20

Hawaii, US

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

Microsorum spectrum observed 2026-08-18

2026-08-18

Hawaii, US

(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Microsorum spectrum observed 2026-06-03

2026-06-03

Hawaii, US

(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Microsorum spectrum observed 2026-04-06

2026-04-06

Hawaii, US

(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Microsorum spectrum observed 2026-04-04

2026-04-04

Hawaii, US

no rights reserved

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Cite this specimen

Microsorum spectrum. BISH 8554. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956266438. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/8554.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956266438 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026