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Nephrolepis hirsutula
Rough Sword Fern
As recorded: Nephrolepis hirsutula (G.Forst.) C.Presl
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Nephrolepidaceae
- Collected by
- Jones, W.B.
- Collector number
- 1660
- Date
- November 9, 1922
- Locality
- Uahuka, Hannay, jungle, el. 150 m.
- Island
- Ua Huka
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Identified by
- Lorence, D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 9, 1922, Jones, W.B. also collected 17 other specimens.
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Angiopteris marchionica
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Angiopteris marchionica
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Antrophyum plantagineum
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Cyperus javanicus
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Lepisorus spicatus
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Microsorum membranifolium
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Microsorum scolopendria
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Microsorum scolopendria
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Nephrolepis biserrata
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Ophioderma pendulum
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Procris pedunculata
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Sphaerostephanos subpectinatus
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Sphaerostephanos subpectinatus
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Tectaria jardinii
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Tectaria jardinii
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Tectaria jardinii
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Nephrolepis hirsutula observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1922. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 32 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-17.
2026-09-17
RT 1, Piti, Guam, US
(c) Finn Newman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-02
Nitmiluk, NT, AU
(c) Rohan K, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-18
Taitung, TW-TA, TW
(c) zxchang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-07
Taiwan, TW
(c) zxchang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-27
Taiwan, TW
(c) youde, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-23
Eungella Hinterland QLD 4741, Australia
(c) SnailTrail, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Nephrolepis hirsutula. BISH 104662. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956581934. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/104662.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956581934 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026