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Macrothelypteris polypodioides
As recorded: Macrothelypteris polypodioides (Hook.) Holttum
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Thelypteridaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Maireau, J.Jean Maireau →Harold St.John →
- Collector number
- 15717
- Date
- July 27, 1934
- Locality
- Mangaivai, valley S.E. side of Mt. Perahu
- Island
- Rapa
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 130 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 27, 1934, St.John, H.; Maireau, J. also collected 8 other specimens.
Macrothelypteris polypodioides observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-11.

2026-06-11
Batong Malake, Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines
(c) lecanorchis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-11
Philippines
(c) zxchang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-11
Philippines
(c) zxchang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-11
Batong Malake, Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines
(c) lecanorchis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2020-05-27
Taiwan, TW
(c) Hong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2019-10-07
Taiwan, TW
(c) zxchang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Macrothelypteris polypodioides. BISH 103187. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956307411. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/103187.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956307411 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
