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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
- 10089
- Date
- May 1, 1908
- Locality
- Dumaguete (Cuernos Mts).
- Island
- Negros
- Region
- Negros Oriental, Philippines
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 1, 1908, Elmer, A.D.E. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Lygodium japonicum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1908. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 15,733 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27
N Shoreline Cir, DeFuniak Springs, FL, US
(c) Robert LaPlante, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Banks, AL 36005, USA
(c) Alvin Diamond, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Lygodium japonicum. BISH 108677. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956352061. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/108677.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956352061 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
