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Pteris cretica
Cretan brake
As recorded: Pteris cretica L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Pteridaceae
- Collected by
- Lau, S.K.
- Collector number
- 2872
- Date
- December 19, 1933
- Locality
- Shan Mong. Ka Chik Shan and vicinity (Ch'ang-kiang District).
- Island
- Hainan
- Region
- China
- Identified by
- Merrill, E.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 19, 1933, Lau, S.K. also collected 15 other specimens.
Adiantum caudatum
Botany
Aidia pycnantha
Botany
Aporosa octandra
Botany
Cardiospermum halicacabum
Botany
Diospyros diversilimba
Botany
Eschenbachia leucantha
Botany
Ficus sagittata
Botany
Lasianthus trichophlebus
Botany
Litsea variabilis
Botany
Phyllanthus emblica
Botany
Piper hainanense
Botany
Scurrula parasitica
Botany
Sigesbeckia orientalis
Botany
Symplocos racemosa
Botany
Xanthium strumarium
Botany
Pteris cretica observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1933. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,137 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-19.
2026-10-19
Taiwan
(c) zxchang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Steep Ravine Trail, Mill Valley, CA, US
(c) jacobk168, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
424 Somme Pde, Aramoho, Whanganui 4500, New Zealand
(c) Alice Shanks, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-16
Clarke Street - St Johns, Tauranga South, Tauranga 3112, New Zealand
no rights reserved
2026-10-15
Richmond, New Zealand
(c) Chris Ecroyd, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-13
uThukela District Municipality, South Africa
(c) grietjie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pteris cretica. BISH 106967. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956633666. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/106967.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956633666 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026