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Polystichum bonseyi
Bonsey's holly fern
As recorded: Polystichum bonseyi W.H.Wagner & R.W.Hobdy
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dryopteridaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 638.M
- Date
- July 17, 1919
- Locality
- Haleakala, east of Ukulele
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 17, 1919, Forbes, C.N. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Asteraceae
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Asteraceae
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Athyrium microphyllum
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Carex subfusca
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Clermontia grandiflora
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Coprosma ernodeoides
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Coprosma ochracea
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Coprosma ochracea
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Coprosma ochracea
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Coprosma stephanocarpa
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Earliella scabrosa
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Elaphoglossum paleaceum
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Eragrostis grandis
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Geniostoma venosum
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Korthalsella complanata
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Leptecophylla tameiameiae
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Lycopodium venustulum
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Melicope clusiifolia
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Myrsine lessertiana
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Oreobolus furcatus
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Oreobolus furcatus
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Oreobolus furcatus
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Oreobolus furcatus
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Polystichum bonseyi observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1919. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-03-20.
2024-03-20
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Steve Ansell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-07-19
Hawaii, US
(c) Ty Sharrow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Polystichum bonseyi. BISH 8837. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956474056. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/8837.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956474056 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026