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Macrothelypteris polypodioides
As recorded: Macrothelypteris polypodioides (Hook.) Holttum
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Thelypteridaceae
- Collected by
- Garber, D.W.
- Collector number
- 667
- Date
- December 16, 1921
- Locality
- Fitiuta Trail
- Island
- Tau
- Region
- American Samoa
- Elevation
- 76 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 16, 1921, Garber, D.W. also collected 11 other specimens.
Macrothelypteris polypodioides observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1921. 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 103320. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956530910. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/103320.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956530910 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026