Nephrolepis obliterata

Australian sword fern

As recorded: Nephrolepis obliterata (R.Br.) J.Sm.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Nephrolepidaceae

Collected by: Stone, B.C.
Collector number: 2094
Date: June 22, 1957
Locality: Magur Islet.
Island: Namonuito Atoll
Region: Micronesia
Identified by: Lorence, D.H.
Record type: Preserved specimen

74 Bishop specimens of Nephrolepis obliterata · collected 1906–2012Species page ›

Collected the same day

On June 22, 1957, Stone, B.C. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Nephrolepis obliterata observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1957. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2019-11-20.

2019-11-20

Lord Howe Island NSW 2898, Australia

(c) John B, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Nephrolepis obliterata. BISH 104819. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956297980. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/104819.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956297980 ↗
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Last harvested October 26, 2026