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Nephrolepis hirsutula
Rough Sword Fern
As recorded: Nephrolepis hirsutula (G.Forst.) C.Presl
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Nephrolepidaceae
- Collected by
- Yuncker, T.G.
- Collector number
- 16121
- Date
- May 22, 1953
- Locality
- Coconut plantation near the village of Houma on teh NE side fo the island.
- Island
- Vava'U
- Region
- Tonga
- Elevation
- 40 m
- Identified by
- Miyamoto, F.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 22, 1953, Yuncker, T.G. also collected 21 other specimens.
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Barringtonia asiatica
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Bischofia javanica
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Cestrum diurnum
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Clerodendrum speciosissimum
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Diospyros foliosa
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Erythrina variegata
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Excoecaria agallocha
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Ficus tinctoria
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Garcinia sessilis
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Garuga floribunda
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Gemmabryum indicum
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Gymnosporia vitiensis
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Homalanthus nutans
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Inocarpus fagifer
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Rhizophora mangle
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Stephania japonica
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Syzygium jambos
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Vavaea amicorum
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Ximenia americana
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Nephrolepis hirsutula observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1953. 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 104755. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956143206. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/104755.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956143206 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026