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Lindsaea rigida
As recorded: Lindsaea rigida J.Sm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Lindsaeaceae
- Collected by
- MacDaniels, L.H.
- Collector number
- 1534
- Date
- May 15, 1927
- Locality
- S. side of Orohena
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 1,000 m
- Identified by
- Lehtonen, S.; Tuomisto, H.S. Lehtonen →H. Tuomisto →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 15, 1927, MacDaniels, L.H. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Lindsaea rigida observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1927. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2009-09-12.

2009-09-12
Kosrae, Micronesia
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2009-03-11
Pohnpei, Micronesia
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2004-10-03
Kinabalu Park, Sabah, Malaysia
(c) Tony Rodd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Lindsaea rigida. BISH 31845. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956596548. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/31845.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956596548 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
