Microsorum scolopendria

monarch fern

As recorded: Phymatosorus scolopendria (Burm.fil.) Pic.Serm.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Polypodiaceae

Collected by: Wong, C.C.Y.
Collector number: 116
Date: September 24, 1947
Locality: Truk
Island: Chuuk
Region: Micronesia
Identified by: (Nom. rev.) Magoon, V.
Record type: Preserved specimen

539 Bishop specimens of Microsorum scolopendria · collected 1864–2008Species page ›

Collected the same day

On September 24, 1947, Wong, C.C.Y. also collected 22 other specimens.

Microsorum scolopendria observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1947. 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 105796. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956484077. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/105796.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956484077 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026