Adenophorus epigaeus
Kauai kihifern
Photo: (c) Oscar Johnson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Oscar Johnson (iNaturalist)
25
Bishop specimens
1
Type specimens
1900
First collected
2024
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
In the Library
Bishop Museum publications whose pages name Adenophorus epigaeus, most mentions first.
2025
Imada, C.T., Faccenda, K., Thomas, M.K., Gallaher, T., Oppenhemier, H., Kennedy, B. & Kalei, A. (eds.) Hawaiian native & naturalized vascular plants checklist (2025 update). 780 pp. [published online 6 November 2025]· Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1900 by Seale, A. (Kauaʻi).
From the collection
Alive today
27 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-03-08
Hawaii, US
(c) Liam Hutcheson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-06
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-29
Hawaii, US
(c) Rowan Willow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-08
Hawaii, US
(c) Sam Rickert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-01
Hawaii, US
(c) emoriarty4, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-01
Hawaii, US
(c) emoriarty4, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-25
Hawaii, US
(c) emoriarty4, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-02-03
Hawaii, US
(c) emoriarty4, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)