
Tmesipteris
chain ferns
As recorded: Tmesipteris Bernh.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Psilotales › Psilotaceae
- Collected by
- Perlman, S.
- Collector number
- 10126
- Date
- July 1, 1906
- Locality
- Toovii Plateau; trail behind L'Économie Rurale toward Ooumu peak
- Island
- Nuku Hiva
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 1 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 1, 1906, Perlman, S. also collected 19 other specimens.
Tmesipteris observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1906. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,033 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28
Puriri Bay Rd, Great Barrier Island, Auckland, NZ
(c) nz-flora, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Akatarawa Valley, Upper Hutt 5372, New Zealand
no rights reserved

2026-10-26
Collingwood, Tasman, NZ
(c) scottstocker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Kaihoka 7073, New Zealand
(c) Linda Jane Keegan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Kaihoka 7073, New Zealand
(c) Trevor Lupton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Kaihoka 7073, New Zealand
(c) Chris Ecroyd, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Tmesipteris. BISH 1001197. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956527897. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/1001197.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956527897 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)
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