Nephrolepis hirsutula

Rough Sword Fern

As recorded: Nephrolepis hirsutula (G.Forst.) C.Presl

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Nephrolepidaceae

Collected by: Christophersen, E.
Collector number: 2786
Date: September 29, 1931
Locality: Falealupo
Island: Savaii
Region: Samoa
Elevation: 10 m
Identified by: Miyamoto, F.
Record type: Preserved specimen

224 Bishop specimens of Nephrolepis hirsutula · collected 1769–2009Species page ›

Collected the same day

On September 29, 1931, Christophersen, E. also collected 23 other specimens.

Nephrolepis hirsutula observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1931. 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)

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Cite this specimen

Nephrolepis hirsutula. BISH 104741. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956482203. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/104741.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956482203 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026