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Odontosoria chinensis
Fairy Fern
As recorded: Odontosoria chinensis (L.) J.Sm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Lindsaeaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Hatheway, W.H.W.H. Hatheway →Harold St.John →
- Collector number
- 23995
- Date
- 1950
- Locality
- Hamakua District: Waipio; Waipio Trail
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.0902, -155.6182 ± 2,902 m
- Elevation
- 244 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. Rev.) Arthur, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Odontosoria chinensis observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1950. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-06-15.
2026-06-15
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Chiang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-18
Waimea, HI 96743, USA
(c) Anders Hastings, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-02-08
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) rolandwirth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-07-12
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Michael Sthreshley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-06-02
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Kai Garcia-Tobar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-05-24
Hawaiʻi, Kamuela, HI, US
(c) kazzkelly14, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Odontosoria chinensis. BISH 9463. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956392633. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/9463.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956392633 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026