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Deparia petersenii
Japanese lady fern
As recorded: Diplazium petersenii (Kunze) Christ
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Athyriaceae
- Collected by
- Christophersen, E.
- Collector number
- 96
- Date
- August 6, 1929
- Locality
- Near Malololelei, canyon of Vaisingano River
- Island
- Upolu
- Region
- Samoa
- Elevation
- 500 m
- Identified by
- Christensen, C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 6, 1929, Christophersen, E. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Deparia petersenii observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,965 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24
Parque Estadual dos Tres Picos, Cachoeiras De Macacu, RJ, BR
(c) Donna Pomeroy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
Pūponga 7073, New Zealand
(c) Chris Ecroyd, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-24
Puhoi, New Zealand
(c) Evan Cameron, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21
North Island, Waihi, Waikato, NZ
(c) gracenz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-19
Isla de San Miguel, Vila Franca Do Campo, Azores, PT
(c) Raul Rancel Salazar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15
São Miguel Island, Nordeste, Azores, PT
(c) Emily Palahnuk, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Deparia petersenii. BISH 102832. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956604923. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/102832.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956604923 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
