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Microsorum scolopendria
monarch fern
As recorded: Phymatosorus scolopendria (Burm.fil.) Pic.Serm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Polypodiaceae
- Collected by
- Conover, J.T.
- Collector number
- 1168 bis
- Date
- March 11, 1946
- Locality
- North Okinawa, 2 miles north of Oku.
- Island
- Okinawa
- Region
- Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
- Identified by
- Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 11, 1946, Conover, J.T. also collected 8 other specimens.
Microsorum scolopendria observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1946. 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 106263. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956359819. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/106263.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956359819 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026