Prosaptia alata

As recorded: Prosaptia alata (Blume) Christ

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Polypodiaceae

Collected by: Christophersen, E.
Collector number: 1216
Date: November 10, 1929
Locality: Top of S. Pioa,
Island: Tutuila
Region: American Samoa
Elevation: 500 m
Identified by: Parris, B.
Record type: Preserved specimen

32 Bishop specimens of Prosaptia alata · collected 1922–2016Species page ›

Collected the same day

On November 10, 1929, Christophersen, E. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Prosaptia alata observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-04-03.

2024-04-03

Borneo, Baram, 砂拉越, MY

(c) KOFANG, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2019-10-09

馬來西亞砂拉越美里省

(c) Kinmatsu Lin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2019-03-01

馬來西亞砂拉越美里省

(c) Kinmatsu Lin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Prosaptia alata. BISH 105562. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956484075. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/105562.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956484075 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026