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Microsorum scolopendria
monarch fern
As recorded: Polypodium phymatodes L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Polypodiaceae
- Collected by
- Jones, W.B.
- Collector number
- 943
- Date
- August 22, 1922
- Island
- Rangiroa Atoll
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 4 m
- Identified by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 22, 1922, Jones, W.B. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Microsorum scolopendria observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1922. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,402 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.

2026-10-22
國立嘉義大學, 東區, 嘉義市, TW
(c) 陳宥儒, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16
University of Puerto Rico - Río Piedras Campus, San Juan, PR, US
(c) Arianna Rodriguez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16
Lembá, ST-ST, ST
(c) Luis Jordão, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10
846台灣高雄市杉林區, 鄰近南河溪
(c) 洪阿愷, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-05
Jihui Rd, Chenggong Township, Taitung County, TW
(c) Kiwi Shen, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-05
Route Forestière de Mare Longue, Saint-Philippe, RE
(c) Konrad and Roland Greinwald, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Microsorum scolopendria. BISH 105518. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956484074. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/105518.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956484074 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
