Davallia
rabbit's foot ferns
As recorded: Davallia J.E.Sm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Davalliaceae
- Collected by
- Sawyer, F.E.
- Collector number
- 205
- Date
- May 5, 1945
- Locality
- Vicinity of Finschhaven
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 5, 1945, Sawyer, F.E. also collected 5 other specimens.
Davallia observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1945. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13,904 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, ES-CN, ES
(c) Christophe, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-25
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Southeast Outer Brisbane, Burbank, QLD, AU
(c) J Grant, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, ES-CN, ES
(c) Christophe, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-24
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, ES-CN, ES
(c) Christophe, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-24
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, ES-CN, ES
(c) Christophe, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Davallia. BISH 102579. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956207662. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/102579.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956207662 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
