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Asplenium aethiopicum
African Spleenwort
As recorded: Asplenium aethiopicum (Burm.fil.) Bech.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Aspleniaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Hosaka, E.Y.Edward Yataro Hosaka →Harold St.John →
- Collector number
- 11489
- Date
- January 2, 1932
- Locality
- Kohala Mountains: Puu Ahia, Kawaihae
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,463 m
- Identified by
- Palmer, D.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 2, 1932, St.John, H.; Hosaka, E.Y. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Acacia koa
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Adenophorus hymenophylloides
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Cheirodendron trigynum
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Clermontia calophylla
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Clermontia calophylla
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Clermontia parviflora
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Clermontia waimeae
Botany
Coniogramme pilosa
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Coprosma pubens
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Elaphoglossum wawrae
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Kadua affinis
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Liparis hawaiensis
Botany
Melicope clusiifolia
Botany
Melicope clusiifolia
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Melicope pseudoanisata
Botany
Melicope volcanica
Botany
Melicope volcanica
Botany
Melicope volcanica
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Melicope volcanica
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Oreogrammitis hookeri
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Polypodium pellucidum
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Polypodium pellucidum
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Psychotria mauiensis
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Ranunculus repens
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Asplenium aethiopicum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1932. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 18 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-28.
2026-05-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-11
Kohala Mountain Rd, Kamuela, HI, US
(c) Sam Rickert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-10
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-01
Kauaʻi, Princeville, HI, US
(c) tknightidiv, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Asplenium aethiopicum. BISH 9682. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956417687. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/9682.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956417687 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026