Nephrolepis biserrata

Broad Sword Fern

As recorded: Nephrolepis biserrata (Sw.) Desv.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Nephrolepidaceae

Collected by: Gillespie, J.W.
Collector number: 3700
Date: November 19, 1927
Locality: Slopes of Loma Langa Mountain.
Island: Viti Levu
Region: Tholo North, Fiji
Elevation: 1,000 m
Identified by: Miyamoto, F.
Record type: Preserved specimen

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

Collected the same day

On November 19, 1927, Gillespie, J.W. also collected 20 other specimens.

Nephrolepis biserrata observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1927. 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 104771. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956530917. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/104771.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956530917 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026

Data-quality notes from GBIF

Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)

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