Nephrolepis biserrata

Broad Sword Fern

As recorded: Nephrolepis biserrata (Sw.) Schott

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Nephrolepidaceae

Collected by: Yuncker, T.G.
Collector number: 10147
Date: February 9, 1940
Locality: E of Alofi
Island: Niue Island
Region: Friendly Islands, Niue
Elevation: 20 m
Identified by: Miyamoto, F.
Record type: Preserved specimen

217 Bishop specimens of Nephrolepis biserrata · collected 1860–2026Species page ›

Collected the same day

On February 9, 1940, Yuncker, T.G. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Nephrolepis biserrata observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1940. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,622 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-15.

2026-10-15

114台灣臺北市內湖區內溝里

(c) 流蘇, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-06

Daan District, Taipei City, TW

(c) Julie Chu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-05

Yucatán, MX

(c) Paulina Chi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-04

945台灣屏東縣牡丹鄉

(c) liushengyu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-04

945台灣屏東縣牡丹鄉

(c) liushengyu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-04

945台灣屏東縣牡丹鄉

(c) liushengyu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Nephrolepis biserrata. BISH 104706. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956385274. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/104706.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956385274 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026