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Cyrtomium caryotideum
kā‘ape‘ape
As recorded: Cyrtomium caryotideum (Wall. ex Hook. & Grev.) C.Presl
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dryopteridaceae
- Collected by
- Conover, J.T.
- Collector number
- 1185
- Date
- February 28, 1946
- Locality
- On bank of dug-in trail, under Hedo Yama.
- Island
- Okinawa
- Region
- Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 28, 1946, Conover, J.T. also collected 16 other specimens.
Cyrtomium caryotideum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 127 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-19.

2026-10-19
Taiwan
(c) zxchang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-03
972台灣花蓮縣秀林鄉富世村
(c) vrxz, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2026-06-22
台灣南投縣玉山國家公園
(c) 林棋欽, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-19
Wuling Pass E, Xiulin Township, Hualien County, TW
(c) deliachen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-26
Haena, HI 96746, USA
(c) Matthew Gilbert Koons, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)

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
Cyrtomium caryotideum. BISH 99916. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956288934. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/99916.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956288934 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
