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Dicranopteris linearis
false staghorn fern
As recorded: Dicranopteris linearis (Burm.fil.) Underw.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Gleicheniales › Gleicheniaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 18847
- Date
- April 14, 1938
- Locality
- Palawai, Lanaihale
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,067 m
- Identified by
- Faccenda, K.; Thomas, M.K.K. Faccenda →Miles Thomas →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 14, 1938, St.John, H. also collected 15 other specimens.
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Cibotium glaucum
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Cibotium menziesii
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Dodonaea viscosa
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Elaphoglossum parvisquameum
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Euphorbia celastroides
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Hymenophyllum recurvum
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Isachne distichophylla
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Metrosideros polymorpha
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Oreogrammitis hookeri
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Stenogrammitis saffordii
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Syzygium sandwicense
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Wikstroemia bicornuta
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Wikstroemia oahuensis
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Dicranopteris linearis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1938. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,081 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Crater Rim Dr @ Visitor Center (requires a $15 fee paid to Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park), Hawaii 96785, USA
(c) Teresa Sanders, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Crater Rim Dr @ Visitor Center (requires a $15 fee paid to Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park), Hawaii 96785, USA
(c) Teresa Sanders, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-20
Kīlauea, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) kathythor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Maui, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Aiea, HI 96701, USA
(c) Sam Buswell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dicranopteris linearis. BISH 9710. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956427499. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/9710.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956427499 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026