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Phymatosorus
As recorded: Phymatosorus Pic.Serm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Polypodiaceae
- Collected by
- Earle, T.T.; Philson, P.J.; Doore, L.A.L.A. Doore →T.T. Earle →P.J. Philson →
- Collector number
- 216
- Date
- January 15, 1935
- Locality
- Bay of Islands. One mile north of Matauhui Bay. South slope or low mountain, facing the bay.
- Region
- New Zealand
- Elevation
- 23 m
- Identified by
- Bosman, M.T.M.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 15, 1935, Earle, T.T.; Philson, P.J.; Doore, L.A. also collected 2 other specimens.
Phymatosorus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1935. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11,449 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26
Half Moon Bay, Auckland, New Zealand
(c) Shaun, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-26
Park Rd, Auckland, Auckland, NZ
(c) alexpimm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Waitetuna, New Zealand
(c) mark_smale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Onahau Rd, Marlborough Sounds, Marlborough, NZ
(c) Rae Lerew, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-26
Auckland, Auckland, NZ
(c) timward2014, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Kaihoka 7073, New Zealand
(c) Trevor Lupton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Phymatosorus. BISH 36955. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956377890. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/36955.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956377890 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
