Ctenopterella lepida

As recorded: Ctenopterella lepida (Brause) Parris

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Polypodiaceae

Collected by: Christophersen, E.
Collector number: 1072
Date: November 3, 1929
Locality: Matafao ridge.
Island: Tutuila
Region: American Samoa
Elevation: 550 m
Identified by: Parris, B.
Record type: Preserved specimen

4 Bishop specimens of Ctenopterella lepida · collected 1929–1931Species page ›

Collected the same day

On November 3, 1929, Christophersen, E. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Ctenopterella lepida observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2016-06-18.

2016-06-18

Vaisigano, Samoa

(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Ctenopterella lepida. BISH 105589. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956163495. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/105589.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956163495 ↗
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Last harvested October 26, 2026