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Tectaria gaudichaudii
'iwa 'iwa lau nui
As recorded: Tectaria gaudichaudii (Mett.) Maxon
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Tectariaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.
- Collector number
- 5657
- Date
- August 24, 1926
- Locality
- Between Puuwaawaa and Huehue on the slope of Hualalai
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Lamoureux, C.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 24, 1926, Degener, O. also collected 12 other specimens.
Tectaria gaudichaudii observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 111 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-20
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-05
Hawaii, US
(c) Madi Kelly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-19
Hawaii, US
no rights reserved

2026-06-17
Hawaii, US
no rights reserved

2026-05-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Tectaria gaudichaudii. BISH 9539. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956284416. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/9539.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956284416 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
