Polystichum platyphyllum
Flatleaf holly fern
As recorded: Polystichum platyphyllum (Willd.) C.Presl
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dryopteridaceae
- Collected by
- Moran, R.
- Collector number
- 5919
- Date
- March 18, 1957
- Locality
- Socorro Island, Mexico: Graysons Cove.
- Region
- Mexico
- Elevation
- 5 m
- Identified by
- Moran, R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 18, 1957, Moran, R. also collected 2 other specimens.
Polystichum platyphyllum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1957. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 16 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-03-28.
2025-03-28
San Antonio del Tequendama, Cundinamarca, Colombia
(c) Sandra Ruffner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-05-01
Département de Doctor Manuel Belgrano, Province de Jujuy, Argentine
(c) Alain Le Hérissé, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-04-28
Murillo, Bolivia
no rights reserved
2023-01-29
Pampa de Achala
(c) Guille Ivan Spajic, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-12-02
Manizales, Caldas, Colombia
(c) plantas_bioblitz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-06-20
Puerto Rico
(c) Lindsey Riibe, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)
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Cite this specimen
Polystichum platyphyllum. BISH 32438. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956641602. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/32438.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956641602 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026