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Pteris cretica
Cretan brake
As recorded: Pteris cretica L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Pteridaceae
- Collected by
- Neal, M.C.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- August 5, 1929
- Locality
- Kilauea, Bird Park
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Lamoureux, C.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 5, 1929, Neal, M.C. also collected 17 other specimens.
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Asplenium densum
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Asplenium polyodon
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Cibotium glaucum
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Cyrtomium caryotideum
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Cyrtomium caryotideum
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Diplazium sandwichianum
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Diplazium sandwichianum
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Diplazium sandwichianum
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Dryopteris fuscoatra
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Dryopteris wallichiana
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Lepisorus thunbergianus
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Microlepia adulterina
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Nephrolepis cordifolia
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Nephrolepis cordifolia
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Sadleria cyatheoides
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Pteris cretica observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 154 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-22.
2026-09-22
Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-17
Princeville, HI, US
(c) Dillon Freiburger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-11
Holualoa, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-26
Kīlauea Iki Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-25
Volcano, HI 96785, USA
(c) Bella Hunter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-04
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Chloe DuBose, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pteris cretica. BISH 8912. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956303990. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/8912.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956303990 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026