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Nephrolepis acutifolia
Fishbone Fern
As recorded: Nephrolepis acutifolia (Desv.) Christ
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Nephrolepidaceae
- Collected by
- (Not on sheet)
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Locality
- (Possibly Micronesia)
- Region
- Micronesia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Nephrolepis acutifolia observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 23 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-14.

2026-10-14
Yigo, Guam
(c) CJ Paulino, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-13
จุฬาภรณ์ 9 อำเภอ ธารโต ยะลา ประเทศไทย
(c) BioM_Akekachoke.B, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-19
Cape Tribulation QLD 4873, Australia
(c) rivendel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-31
HR47+WR, Finegayan Station, Guam
(c) js671, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-24
Ipan, Guam
(c) CJ Paulino, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-03
Noah Creek QLD, Australia
(c) Steve Fitzgerald, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Nephrolepis acutifolia. BISH 104849. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956182745. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/104849.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956182745 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
