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Microsorum scolopendria
monarch fern
As recorded: Phymatosorus scolopendria (Burm.fil.) Pic.Serm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Polypodiaceae
- Collected by
- Smith, A.C.
- Collector number
- 5433
- Date
- July 31, 1947
- Locality
- Northern portion of Rairaimatuku Plateau, between Nandrau and Rewasau
- Island
- Viti Levu
- Region
- Nandronga & Navosa, Fiji
- Elevation
- 775 m
- Identified by
- Medlar, J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 31, 1947, Smith, A.C. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Acalypha repanda
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Aglaia vitiensis
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Alstonia costata
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Arachniodes aristata
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Arthropteris articulata
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Balanops pedicellata
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Callicostella papillata
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Callicostella papillata
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Callicostella papillata
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Calycosia lageniformis
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Calycosia lageniformis
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Calyptothecium urvilleanum
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Chionanthus vitiensis
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Claoxylon echinospermum
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Crossostylis richii
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Cuphea carthagenensis
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Cyrtandra coleoides
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Cyrtandra vitiensis
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Davallia sessilifolia
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Decaisnina forsteriana
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Dendrocnide vitiensis
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Didymocheton lenticellaris
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Dillenia biflora
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Diospyros vitiensis
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Microsorum scolopendria observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1947. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,402 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.
2026-10-22
國立嘉義大學, 東區, 嘉義市, TW
(c) 陳宥儒, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
University of Puerto Rico - Río Piedras Campus, San Juan, PR, US
(c) Arianna Rodriguez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Lembá, ST-ST, ST
(c) Luis Jordão, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
846台灣高雄市杉林區, 鄰近南河溪
(c) 洪阿愷, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-05
Jihui Rd, Chenggong Township, Taitung County, TW
(c) Kiwi Shen, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-05
Route Forestière de Mare Longue, Saint-Philippe, RE
(c) Konrad and Roland Greinwald, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Microsorum scolopendria. BISH 104514. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956566350. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/104514.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956566350 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026