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Nephrolepis hirsutula
Rough Sword Fern
As recorded: Nephrolepis hirsutula (G.Forst.) C.Presl
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Nephrolepidaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 39440
- Date
- April 26, 1958
- Locality
- Mejurirek *(Elizabeth) Islet
- Island
- Jaluit Atoll
- Region
- Marshall Islands
- Identified by
- Miyamoto, F.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 26, 1958, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 12 other specimens.
Canavalia cathartica
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Centella asiatica
Botany
Euphorbia chamissonis
Botany
Haplopteris ensiformis
Botany
Intsia bijuga
Botany
Nephrolepis acutifolia
Botany
Nephrolepis acutifolia
Botany
Nephrolepis hirsutula
Botany
Peperomia ponapensis
Botany
Portulaca oleracea
Botany
Procris pedunculata
Botany
Terminalia samoensis
Botany
Nephrolepis hirsutula observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1958. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 32 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-17.
2026-09-17
RT 1, Piti, Guam, US
(c) Finn Newman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-02
Nitmiluk, NT, AU
(c) Rohan K, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-18
Taitung, TW-TA, TW
(c) zxchang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-07
Taiwan, TW
(c) zxchang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-27
Taiwan, TW
(c) youde, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-23
Eungella Hinterland QLD 4741, Australia
(c) SnailTrail, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Nephrolepis hirsutula. BISH 38885. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956530620. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/38885.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956530620 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026