Microsorum scolopendria

monarch fern

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

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Polypodiaceae

Collected by: St.John, H.
Collector number: 21379
Date: December 17, 1945
Locality: Tabal Islet
Island: Aur Atoll
Region: Marshall Islands
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 December 17, 1945, St.John, H. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Microsorum scolopendria observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1945. 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 105843. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956607056. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/105843.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956607056 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026