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Drynaria sparsisora
As recorded: Drynaria sparsisora (Desv.) T.Moore
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Polypodiaceae
- Collected by
- Millar, A.N.
- Collector number
- NGF 23258
- Date
- March 3, 1964
- Locality
- Bupu, above Wampit River
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
- Elevation
- 762 m
- Identified by
- Snow, N.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 3, 1964, Millar, A.N. also collected 11 other specimens.
Drynaria sparsisora observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1964. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 70 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-13.

2026-09-13
Mandalay Av, Nelly Bay, QLD, AU
(c) Rachel Reese, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-27
Whitsunday Islands, AU-QL-WH, AU-QL, AU
(c) Tom Fletcher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-21
Arcadia QLD 4819, Australia
(c) charolais, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-02
Koah QLD 4881, Australia
(c) accidentalshrike, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-21
Yuruga QLD 4850, Australia
(c) Russell Cumming, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-09
Barron Gorge, QLD, AU
(c) bw11, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Drynaria sparsisora. BISH 27773. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956591986. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/27773.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956591986 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
