Sphaeropteris mertensiana
As recorded: Cyathea mertensiana (Kunze) Copel.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Cyatheales › Cyatheaceae
- Collected by
- Mertens
- Collector number
- H. 42
- Locality
- Peel
- Island
- Peel
- Region
- Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Sphaeropteris mertensiana observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-02-15.
2026-02-15
(c) Shou Saito, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-04
小笠原国立公園, 小笠原村, 東京都, JP
(c) takuyatamura, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-08-19
日本、〒100-2101 東京都小笠原村父島
(c) Tomioka Masafumi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-05-02
Hahajima Igumadani, Ogasawara, Tokyo, JP
(c) Tellu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2020-02-22
(c) Carl Salk, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2016-11-25
日本、〒100-2211 東京都小笠原村母島
(c) taisha568, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Sphaeropteris mertensiana. BISH 1516250. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956226492. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/1516250.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956226492 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026