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Pyrrosia lingua
tongue fern
As recorded: Pyrrosia lingua (Thunb.) Farw.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Polypodiaceae
- Collected by
- Conover, J.T.
- Collector number
- 1266
- Date
- March 7, 1946
- Locality
- Kunigami. 3 miles by North Fork Trail from Takazato village, Yonake-dake
- Island
- Okinawa
- Region
- Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 7, 1946, Conover, J.T. also collected 8 other specimens.
Pyrrosia lingua observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,542 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-14.

2026-10-14
558台灣南投縣鹿谷鄉溪頭
(c) Chen Shu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-05
(c) johnchau, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-03
臺灣島, 仁愛鄉, 南投縣, TW
(c) 連亮惟, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-02
Beitou District, Taipei City, TW
(c) LI TZU HSUAN, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-26
臺灣島, 五峰鄉, 新竹縣, TW
(c) ssnp168, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-23
Nangang District, Taipei City, TW
(c) ben liao, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Pyrrosia lingua. BISH 107271. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956372403. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/107271.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956372403 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
