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Asplenium hobdyi

W.H.Wagner (1993)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Pteridophyta Class/Clade: Polypodiopsida Order: Polypodiales Family: Aspleniaceae Genus: Asplenium

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Uses and Culture

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Statewide Status

Endemic

Island Status

Kaua'i Endemic
O'ahu Endemic
Molokai Endemic
Maui Endemic
Hawai'i Endemic

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. 19: 64 (1993)

Other References

Palmer 2003:60 (K, Mo, M, H); Faccenda, Arthur, et al. 2025:157 (O)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Asplenium hobdyi East Maui, Hana District, Manawainui canyon, Kaupo on ground under dense forest Preserved_Specimen fronds with keikis sprouting near tips Hobdy, R.W. 340 Maui BISH 1978-09-28
2 Asplenium hobdyi East Maui, Puu Luau forest Preserved_Specimen Hobdy, R.W. 2030 Maui BISH 1984-03-20
3 Asplenium hobdyi Makawao District. Waikamoi Preserve TNC, below Hosmer grove, Ohia trail, Honomanu drainages Metrosideros ssp. Wet forest. With Coprosma pubens, Ilex anomala, Dicranopteris linearis, Rubus hawaiiensis, Broussaisia arguta, Sadleria, Cibotium, Cheirodendron Preserved_Specimen Terrestrial fern, 1 ft ht, fertile Perlman, S. 23317 Maui BISH 2013-03-01
4 Asplenium hobdyi East Maui, Hana District, Haleakala National Park, Kipahulu Valley, West Camp region Montane wet forest Preserved_Specimen Locally common terrestrial fern. Vegetation: Metrosideros Oppenheimer, H.L. 52383 Maui BISH 2023-05-09
5 Asplenium hobdyi Western Piinaau headwaters Metrosideros montane mesic forest below subalpine shrubland and above montane wet forest. W/ Acacia, Cheirodendron, Ilex, Myrsine lessertiana, Leptecophylla tameiameiae, Vaccinium reticulatum, Sadleria cyatheoides, Coprosma montana, C. emodioides, Rubus hawaiiensis, Atherium microphyllum Preserved_Specimen terrestrial rhizome short creeping to sub-erect, occasional Wood, K.R. 14233 Maui BISH 2010-06-08
6 Asplenium hobdyi slopes of Mauna Kea wet forest Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 12 Hawaii BISH 1958-01-01
7 Asplenium hobdyi East Maui, TNCʻs Waikamoi preserve, Maile trail, above pipeline trail Mesic, riparian: Asplenium macraei, Hymenasplenium unilaterale, Diplazium sandwichianum, Vandenboschia davallioides, Dryopteris wallichiana, Asplenium x flagrum Preserved_Specimen Z. Pezzillo 1149 Maui BISH 2025-05-07
8 Asplenium hobdyi Alakai Swamp. Cloud zone. Preserved_Specimen Higgins, N.H. 94 Kauai BISH 1956-12-28
9 Asplenium hobdyi Kaala. Northern Waianae Mountains. Growing on bryophyte rich substrate along streamlet at the head of the Makaha stream. Area dominated by semi boggy forest with Metrosideros polymorpha, Cheirodendron platyphyllum, Cheirodendron trigynum, Syzygium sandwicense, Melicope spp., Diplazium sandwichianum, Dryopteris glabra, Hymenasplenium unilaterale, Riccardia spp., Bazzania spp., Plagiochila mauiensis, and many other species. Preserved_Specimen Small pinnate ferns with several proliferations coming from rachis. Lobes sub-dimidiate, margins crenate, sori 1 to 4 in each pinnae. Sipe and rachis lacking marginal wing flap thingy that Asplenium macraei has. Thomas, M.K. 586 Oahu BISH 2023-06-22
10 Asplenium hobdyi Waimea District. Alakai, headwaters of Kawaikoi, gulches to south of Platanthera and Charlies Bog. Lat/Long: 22.147040, -159.601345. Metrosideros-Cheirodendron montane wet forest dissected by riparian habitat with banks of matting ferns, Dicranopteris, Diplopterygium, Sticherus with Broussaisia, Psychotria hexandra, Cyrtandra kauaiensis, Dubautia paleata, Coprosma kauensis, Myrsine ssp, Leptecophylla, Vaccinium spp, Labordia, Smilax, Nerteria, Peperomia hesperoma, Cyanea hi Preserved_Specimen Ferns, with erect rhizome covered with clumped bases of old stipes, rare along stream walls, about 20 plants, mapped. Wood, K.R. 16137 Kauai BISH 2014-11-07
11 Asplenium hobdyi East Maui, E end of Haleakala Crater in upper Kaupo Gap shaded gulch of aa lava; with Styphelia, Vaccinium, Coprosma, Dodonaea, Metrosideros Preserved_Specimen Henrickson, J.S. 3500 Maui BISH 1969-06-16
12 Asplenium hobdyi W Maui, Puu Kukui Watershed, drainage at headwaters of Honokohau Valley, ca. 300 m to the E of Puu Kukui summit Consistent with `ohi`a montane wet forest. Assoc. veg: Metrosideros polymorpha, Cheirodendron trigynum, Coprosma ochracea, Vaccinium calycinum, Styphelia tameiameiae, Broussaisia arguta, Sadleria pallida, Athyrium microphyllum. Preserved_Specimen Meidell, J.S. 109 Maui BISH 1996-03-03
13 Asplenium hobdyi East and West Maui N.B.Proliferous near the top. Preserved_Specimen (Not on sheet) 144 Maui BISH
14 Asplenium hobdyi Kuhiwa Trail, Koolau Forest Reserve, Nahiku wet woods Preserved_Specimen St.John, H. 17969 Maui BISH 1937-01-02
15 Asplenium hobdyi East Maui, Upper Shelf headwalls and drainages of Kipahulu Valley Preserved_Specimen Welton, P. 1976 Maui BISH 1997-09-25
16 Asplenium hobdyi Kipahulu Valley, Haleakala National Park, National Park Service Expedition III, West Camp Preserved_Specimen Russell, C.A. 564 Maui BISH 1984-03-03
17 Asplenium hobdyi Kauai Preserved_Specimen Heller, A.A. 2771 Kauai BISH 1895-09-02
18 Asplenium hobdyi Mountains in vicinity of Kaholuamanu Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 334 Kauai BISH 1909-09-01
19 Asplenium hobdyi W Maui, NW slope of Puu Kukui, Nakalalua Preserved_Specimen Cranwell, L.M. 2713 Maui BISH 1938-07-28
20 Asplenium hobdyi head of Waikolu Valley, Hanalilolilo, mossy wet wall of sink hole on side of ridge Preserved_Specimen St.John, H. 12379 Molokai BISH 1932-12-21
21 Asplenium hobdyi Oahu or Hawaii, Kona or Kilauea Preserved_Specimen Lack, F. BISH 1880-01-01
22 Asplenium hobdyi East Maui, Manawainui Planeze, Trail to USFWS Transect 18A from Kuiki Preserved_Specimen Welton, P. 2419001 Maui BISH 2018-10-04
23 Asplenium hobdyi East Maui, upper Waikamoi Nature Conservancy Preserve rainforest Preserved_Specimen epiphytic Wilson, K.A. 2528 Maui BISH 1996-02-07
24 Asplenium hobdyi W Maui, Lahaina District, Puu Kukui trail dense cloud forest; with Metrosideros polymorpha, Chierodendron trigynum, Stenogyne kamehamehae, Peperomia globulanthera, Peperomia eekana, Broussaissia arguta, Elaphoglossum wawrae, Nertera granadensis, Nothoperanema rubiginosum Preserved_Specimen Meidell, J.S. 167 Maui BISH 1996-11-06
25 Asplenium hobdyi Top of Kaala. Wet forest. Preserved_Specimen Christophersen, E. 1777 Oahu BISH 1931-05-10
26 Asplenium hobdyi West Maui. Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 8198 Maui BISH 1910-08-01
27 Asplenium hobdyi East Maui, Puu Luau forest Preserved_Specimen Hobdy, R.W. 2074 Maui BISH 1984-04-28
28 Asplenium hobdyi Waimea District. Alakai, headwaters of Kawaikoi, gulches to south of Platanthera and Charlies Bog. Lat/Long: 22.146196, -159.597298. Metrosideros-Cheirodendron montane wet forest dissected by riparian habitat with banks of matting ferns, Dicranopteris, Diplopterygium, Sticherus with Broussaisia, Psychotria hexandra, Cyrtandra kauaiensis, C. longifolia, Dubautia paleata, Coprosma kauensis, Myrsine ssp, Leptecophylla, Vaccinium spp, Labordia, Smilax, Nerteria, Peperomia hesperoma. Preserved_Specimen Rhizome short, sub-erect on steep drainage walls with Elaphoglossum crassifolium, Sadleria unisora, Cyanea hirtella, mapped, 20 plants in area, rare. Wood, K.R. 16125 Kauai BISH 2014-11-06
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