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Pteridium esculentum
As recorded: Pteridium aquilinum var. esculentum (G.Forst.) Kuhn
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dennstaedtiaceae
- Collected by
- Smith, A.C.
- Collector number
- 64
- Date
- October 13, 1933
- Locality
- Hills above Namalata and Ngaloa Bays.
- Island
- Kadavu
- Region
- Fiji
- Identified by
- St.John, H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 13, 1933, Smith, A.C. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Acalypha insulana
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Agatea violaris
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Agatea violaris
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Agatea violaris
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Asplenium laserpitiifolium
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Blechnopsis orientalis
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Boehmeria virgata
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Burckella fijiensis
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Calochlaena straminea
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Canavalia cathartica
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Casearia richii
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Casearia richii
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Casearia richii
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Cerbera manghas
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Christella harveyi
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Citrus aurantiifolia
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Claoxylon fallax
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Commersonia bartramia
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Cordyline fruticosa
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Cupaniopsis leptobotrys
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Cupaniopsis leptobotrys
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Cypholophus macrocephalus
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Pteridium esculentum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1933. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 16,493 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Mount Martha VIC 3934, Australia
(c) Damien Wells, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Western Australia, AU
(c) anthonypolomka, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Brookton Hwy, Kelmscott, WA, AU
(c) t_carnifex, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Roleystone, WA, AU
(c) t_carnifex, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Roleystone, WA, AU
(c) t_carnifex, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Jarrahdale
(c) livbug17, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pteridium esculentum. BISH 106382. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956200235. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/106382.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956200235 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026