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Prosaptia contigua

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BISH 106036Botany

Prosaptia contigua

As recorded: Prosaptia contigua (G.Forst.) C.Presl

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Polypodiaceae

Collected by: St.John, H.
Collector number: 24122
Date: November 10, 1950
Locality: Moon Plains - Parawella trail.
Island: Sri Lanka
Region: Sri Lanka
Elevation: 1,768 m
Identified by: (Nom. rev.) Parris, B.
Record type: Preserved specimen

61 Bishop specimens of Prosaptia contigua · collected 1908–2017Species page ›

Prosaptia contigua observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1950. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 24 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-16.

Prosaptia contigua observed 2026-08-16

2026-08-16

Naitasiri, Fiji

(c) Ethan Gosnell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Prosaptia contigua observed 2025-02-14

2025-02-14

臺灣島, 春日鄉, 屏東縣, TW

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

Prosaptia contigua observed 2025-02-13

2025-02-13

Taiwan, TW

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

Prosaptia contigua observed 2024-11-04

2024-11-04

Cameron Highlands, MY-PH, MY

(c) renaradelt, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Prosaptia contigua observed 2024-10-27

2024-10-27

966台灣台東縣達仁鄉

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

Prosaptia contigua observed 2024-08-26

2024-08-26

浸水營古道

(c) 你猜猜看, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Prosaptia contigua. BISH 106036. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956291245. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/106036.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956291245 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026