BISH 106800Botany

Pteris tripartita

Giant Brake

As recorded: Pteris tripartita Sw.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Pteridaceae

Collected by: Glassman, S.F.
Collector number: 2624
Date: July 21, 1949
Locality: Kalap islet
Island: Mokil Atoll
Region: Micronesia
Record type: Preserved specimen

156 Bishop specimens of Pteris tripartita · collected 1876–2023Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 21, 1949, Glassman, S.F. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Pteris tripartita observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1949. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 227 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

Stuart, FL 34997, USA

(c) Zackary Botkin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

Lake Eacham QLD, Australia

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

2026-10-21

Kabupaten Buton, Southeast Sulawesi, ID

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

2026-09-28

East Barron QLD 4883, Australia

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

2026-08-22

SW 162nd Ave, Miami, FL, US

(c) Noah Frade, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2026-06-24

Highlands Hammock State Park, Sebring, FL, US

(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Pteris tripartita. BISH 106800. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956566362. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/106800.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956566362 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026