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Sphaerostephanos heterocarpus
As recorded: Sphaerostephanos heterocarpus (Blume) Holttum
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Thelypteridaceae
- Collected by
- Mousset, M.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- June 12, 1909
- Locality
- Recolte a hong Rodjadjar.
- Island
- Java
- Region
- Indonesia
- Elevation
- 1,280 m
- Identified by
- Holttum, R.E.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 12, 1909, Mousset, M. also collected 3 other specimens.
Sphaerostephanos heterocarpus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1909. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-14.

2026-08-14
Wooroonooran QLD 4860, Australia
(c) cesdamess, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-24
企嶺下老圍
no rights reserved

2024-08-03
Wooroonooran, Cairns - Pt B, AU-QL, AU
(c) sworboys, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-03-14
Wooroonooran QLD 4860, Australia
(c) Mitchell Long, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-11-17
Kadavu Province, Fiji
(c) grinnin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-12-25
Muaro Jambi Regency, Jambi, Indonesia
(c) Naufal Urfi Dhiya'ulhaq, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sphaerostephanos heterocarpus. BISH 103688. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956320569. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/103688.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956320569 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched to the GBIF backbone only approximately
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