Pteris mertensioides

As recorded: Pteris mertensioides Willd.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Pteridaceae

Collected by: Christophersen, E.; Hume, E.P.Erling Christophersen →E.P. Hume →
Collector number: 2031
Date: July 15, 1931
Locality: Above Matavanu,
Island: Savaii
Region: Samoa
Elevation: 900 m
Identified by: Christensen, C.
Record type: Preserved specimen

27 Bishop specimens of Pteris mertensioides · collected 1905–2007Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 15, 1931, Christophersen, E.; Hume, E.P. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Pteris mertensioides observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1931. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2019-07-23.

2019-07-23

Ban Ko, Phrom Khiri District, Nakhon Si Thammarat 80320, Thailand

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Cite this specimen

Pteris mertensioides. BISH 106653. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956671678. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/106653.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956671678 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026