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Psilotum complanatum
Flat Fork Fern
As recorded: Psilotum complanatum Sw.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Psilotales › Psilotaceae
- Collected by
- Yuncker, T.G.
- Collector number
- 9016
- Date
- September 25, 1939
- Locality
- S. of Siufaga village
- Island
- Tau
- Region
- American Samoa
- Elevation
- 200 m
- Identified by
- Yuncker, T.G.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 25, 1939, Yuncker, T.G. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Asplenium falcatum
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Blechnopsis orientalis
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Ceodes umbellifera
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Ceodes umbellifera
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Cephalomanes boryanum
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Crepidomanes humile
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Erechtites valerianifolius
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Geniostoma rupestre
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Hoya australis
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Ipomoea littoralis
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Ipomoea pes-caprae
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Leucas decemdentata
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Microsorum scolopendria
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Nephrolepis hirsutula
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Phreatia inversa
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Phreatia inversa
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Piper graeffei
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Pneumatopteris glandulifera
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Psychotria insularum
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Scaevola taccada
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Scleria scrobiculata
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Selaginella reineckei
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Psilotum complanatum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1939. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 253 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-28.
2026-08-28
Cape Tribulation QLD 4873, Australia
(c) Shelomi Doyle, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-23
Upper Barron QLD 4883, Australia
(c) Richard Littauer, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-02
Queensland, AU
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-07-28
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Antonio Rodriguez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-11
Volcano, HI 96785, USA
(c) nmoorhatch, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-07-08
Honolulu Watershed Forest Reserve, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jawbones, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Psilotum complanatum. BISH 108486. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956192018. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/108486.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956192018 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026