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Pleopeltis macrocarpa
Bigfruit Scaly Polypody
As recorded: Pleopeltis macrocarpa (Bory ex Willd.) Kaulf.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Polypodiaceae
- Collected by
- Skottsberg, C.J.F.; Skottsberg, I.Carl Skottsberg →I. Skottsberg →
- Collector number
- 62
- Date
- December 6, 1916
- Locality
- Masatiera (Robinson Crusoe Island), Luebrada or Sanjuana?
- Island
- Isla Robinson Crusoe
- Region
- Valparaiso Province, Chile
- Identified by
- Smith, A.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 6, 1916, Skottsberg, C.J.F.; Skottsberg, I. also collected 5 other specimens.
Pleopeltis macrocarpa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1916. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 893 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-19.
2026-10-19
Hualpén, Bío Bío, Chile
(c) Helen Diaz-Paez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Hualpén, Bío Bío, Chile
(c) Helen Diaz-Paez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-24
27000 Rocha, Departamento de Rocha, Uruguay
(c) Mara Ochoa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-24
Garden Route District Municipality, South Africa
(c) Benjamin Deschodt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-12
Greater Tzaneen Local Municipality, South Africa
(c) Vincent Egan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-20
Rio Branco do Sul - PR, Brasil
(c) Rafael R. Völtz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pleopeltis macrocarpa. BISH 106098. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956366267. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/106098.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956366267 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026