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Pteris wallichiana

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BISH 106672Botany

Pteris wallichiana

Wallich's Brake

As recorded: Pteris wallichiana J.Agardh

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Pteridaceae

Collected by: Christophersen, E.
Collector number: 3106
Date: November 6, 1931
Locality: above Salailua
Island: Savaii
Region: Samoa
Elevation: 1,400 m
Identified by: Christensen, C.
Record type: Preserved specimen

6 Bishop specimens of Pteris wallichiana · collected 1931–1969Species page ›

Pteris wallichiana observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1931. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 990 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

Pteris wallichiana observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

314台灣新竹縣北埔鄉南坑村

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

Pteris wallichiana observed 2026-09-24

2026-09-24

觀霧遊憩區, 泰安鄉, 苗栗縣, TW

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

Pteris wallichiana observed 2026-09-24

2026-09-24

觀霧遊憩區, 泰安鄉, 苗栗縣, TW

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

Pteris wallichiana observed 2026-09-05

2026-09-05

557台灣南投縣竹山鎮雲嶺之丘

(c) dylan Lee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Pteris wallichiana observed 2026-08-31

2026-08-31

972台灣花蓮縣秀林鄉

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

Pteris wallichiana observed 2026-08-08

2026-08-08

646台灣雲林縣古坑鄉九芎神木

(c) 歐陽秀華, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Pteris wallichiana. BISH 106672. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956391401. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/106672.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956391401 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026

Data-quality notes from GBIF

Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)

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