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Nephrolepis exaltata
southern sword fern
As recorded: Nephrolepis exaltata subsp. hawaiiensis W.H.Wagner
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Nephrolepidaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Fosberg, F.R.F. Raymond Fosberg →Harold St.John →
- Collector number
- 13449
- Date
- December 22, 1933
- Locality
- Leaukahi, Koloa
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 396 m
- Identified by
- Puttock, C.F.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 22, 1933, St.John, H.; Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Abutilon grandifolium
Botany
Acacia koa
Botany
Acacia koa
Botany
Alyxia stellata
Botany
Bidens sandvicensis
Botany
Bidens sandvicensis
Botany
Bidens sandvicensis
Botany
Bidens valida
Botany
Bobea gaudichaudii
Botany
Cibotium glaucum
Botany
Cladium mariscus
Botany
Cordyline fruticosa
Botany
Cyanea pseudofauriei
Botany
Cyanea pseudofauriei
Botany
Dicranopteris linearis
Botany
Dicranopteris linearis
Botany
Doodia kunthiana
Botany
Euphorbia celastroides
Botany
Freycinetia arborea
Botany
Ipomoea indica
Botany
Kadua affinis
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Korthalsella remyana
Botany
Leptecophylla tameiameiae
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Menisciopsis cyatheoides
Botany
Nephrolepis exaltata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1933. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 68 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-29.
2026-08-29
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-20
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) veozu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-14
Makawao Forest Reserve, Makawao, HI, US
(c) washburnfamily, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-13
Kīlauea, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) abelle26, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-01
Devastation Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Carlos/Giancarla Ross (AnimeBirder), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Nephrolepis exaltata. BISH 9779. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956308205. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/9779.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956308205 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026