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Diplazium esculentum
Vegetable Fern
As recorded: Diplazium esculentum (Retz.) Sw.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Athyriaceae
- Collected by
- Topping, D.L.
- Collector number
- 478
- Date
- February 21, 1904
- Locality
- Base of Mt. Aiayab.
- Island
- Luzon
- Region
- Pampanga, Philippines
- Identified by
- Morton, C.V.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 21, 1904, Topping, D.L. also collected 6 other specimens.
Diplazium esculentum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1904. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,139 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25
Dahu 16th Rd, Yuanshan Township, Yilan County, TW
(c) 張睿引, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18
台灣臺北
(c) punica, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-13
Nantou, TW-TA, TW
(c) Chen Shu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-23
606台灣嘉義縣中埔鄉和美村38-1號
(c) 陳豊鍾, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-23
臺灣島, 坪林區, 新北市, TW
(c) candycandyflower, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-22
國立清華大學, 東區, 新竹市, TW
(c) 范家嘉, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Diplazium esculentum. BISH 102898. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956512225. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/102898.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956512225 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
