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Pteris ryukyuensis
As recorded: Pteris ryukyuensis Tagawa
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Pteridaceae
- Collected by
- Hatusima, S.; Sako, S.S. Hatusima →S. Sako →
- Collector number
- 21506
- Date
- March 17, 1958
- Island
- Okinoerabujima
- Region
- Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
- Elevation
- 50 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 17, 1958, Hatusima, S.; Sako, S. also collected 6 other specimens.
Pteris ryukyuensis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1958. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 95 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-13.

2026-09-13
Okinawa, JP
(c) 萌えアニメ, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-25
Ogimi, Okinawa, JP
(c) dani_t, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-02
New Taipei, TW-NT-TP, TW
(c) yii, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-08
New Taipei, TW-NT-TP, TW
(c) lubukun, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-24
Taiwan
(c) yii, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-22
Taiwan
(c) Ch Hsu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pteris ryukyuensis. BISH 106932. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956233569. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/106932.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956233569 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
