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Nephrolepis obliterata
Australian sword fern
As recorded: Nephrolepis obliterata (R.Br.) J.Sm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Nephrolepidaceae
- Collected by
- Glassman, S.F.
- Collector number
- 2828
- Date
- August 11, 1949
- Locality
- Nikalap islet
- Island
- Ant Atoll
- Region
- Micronesia
- Identified by
- Lorence, D.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 11, 1949, Glassman, S.F. also collected 23 other specimens.
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Auricularia
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Ceodes grandis
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Cyrtococcum patens
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Dendrobium subacaule
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Dicranopteris weatherbyi
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Ficus virens
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Fimbristylis cymosa
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Fuirena umbellata
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Glochidion ponapense
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Intsia bijuga
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Lepturus repens
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Melicope ponapensis
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Oberonia rhizomatosa
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Oplismenus hirtellus
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Pandanus tectorius
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Peperomia glassmanii
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Peperomia glassmanii
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Rhopalephora vitiensis
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Selaginella kanehirae
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Taeniophyllum hosokawae
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Thrixspermum ponapense
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Vrydagzynea micronesiaca
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Nephrolepis obliterata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1949. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2019-11-20.
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Nephrolepis obliterata. BISH 104828. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956229527. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/104828.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956229527 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026