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Abrodictyum elongatum
Bristle Fern
As recorded: Selenodesmium elongatum (A.Cunn.) Copel.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Hymenophyllales › Hymenophyllaceae
- Collected by
- Earle, T.T.; Philson, P.J.; Doore, L.A.L.A. Doore →T.T. Earle →P.J. Philson →
- Collector number
- 219
- Date
- January 16, 1935
- Locality
- Bay of Islands. 2.5 miles northeast of Matauhui Bay. South slope of a mountain in a fern gully.
- Island
- New Zealand
- Region
- New Zealand
- Elevation
- 23 m
- Identified by
- not listed
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Abrodictyum elongatum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1935. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 256 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
Coromandel Forest Park, Coromandel Forest Park, Waikato, NZ
(c) tomsubritzky, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-20
North Island, Big Omaha, Auckland, NZ
(c) Jack Warden, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-29
North Island, Pirongia, Waikato, NZ
(c) brucedc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-29
North Island, Pirongia, Waikato, NZ
(c) Hannah Rogers, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-23
New Zealand
no rights reserved
2026-09-09
Coromandel, Waikato, NZ
(c) lukemccauley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Abrodictyum elongatum. BISH 36972. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956550193. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/36972.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956550193 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026