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Lygodium japonicum
Japanese climbing fern
As recorded: Lygodium japonicum (Thunb.) Sw.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Schizaeales › Lygodiaceae
- Collected by
- Elmer, A.D.E.
- Collector number
- 18099
- Date
- June 1, 1917
- Locality
- Los Banos (Mt. Maquiling).
- Island
- Luzon
- Region
- Laguna, Philippines
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 1, 1917, Elmer, A.D.E. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Lygodium japonicum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1917. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 15,685 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27
CR-188, Waverly, AL, US
(c) kommissar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
County Road 1116, Troy, AL, US
(c) pcharris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
La Fayette, AL 36862, USA
(c) n_mccormick, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Shepherd, TX 77371, USA
(c) birrdie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
N Eighth St, Opelika, AL, US
(c) slee27, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Lagoon Park, Montgomery, AL, US
(c) pcharris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Lygodium japonicum. BISH 108674. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956615513. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/108674.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956615513 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
