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Pteris vittata
Ladder brake
As recorded: Pteris vittata L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Pteridaceae
- Collected by
- Yuncker, T.G.
- Collector number
- 16608
- Date
- April 4, 1953
- Locality
- On limestone cliff, side of deep river ravine just to the north of the village f Ohonua, west-central side of the island
- Island
- 'Eua Island
- Region
- Tonga
- Elevation
- 20 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Pteris vittata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9,426 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
N Union Ave, Ozark, AL, US
(c) pcharris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Ozark, AL 36360, USA
(c) Alvin Diamond, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
92P9+G65, 50000 Chapicuy, Departamento de Paysandú, Uruguay
(c) mathiasiglesias, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
600台灣嘉義市西區嘉義美術館
(c) chiuluan, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-23
First Ave, Opelika, AL, US
(c) Alabama Botany, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Balvanera, Buenos Aires, Argentina
(c) Nicolas Olejnik, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Pteris vittata. BISH 106709. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956136708. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/106709.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956136708 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026