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Nephrolepis biserrata

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BISH 104745Botany

Nephrolepis biserrata

Broad Sword Fern

As recorded: Nephrolepis biserrata (Sw.) Schott

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Nephrolepidaceae

Collected by: Harris, W.
Collector number: 127
Date: July 24, 1938
Locality: Luma, cliffs E of Dispensary.
Island: Tau
Region: American Samoa
Elevation: 37 m
Identified by: Miyamoto, F.
Record type: Preserved specimen

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

Nephrolepis biserrata observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1938. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,622 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-15.

Nephrolepis biserrata observed 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)

Nephrolepis biserrata observed 2026-10-06

2026-10-06

Daan District, Taipei City, TW

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

Nephrolepis biserrata observed 2026-10-05

2026-10-05

Yucatán, MX

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

Nephrolepis biserrata observed 2026-10-04

2026-10-04

945台灣屏東縣牡丹鄉

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

Nephrolepis biserrata observed 2026-10-04

2026-10-04

945台灣屏東縣牡丹鄉

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

Nephrolepis biserrata observed 2026-10-04

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 104745. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956595526. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/104745.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956595526 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026