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Nephrolepis hirsutula
Rough Sword Fern
As recorded: Nephrolepis hirsutula (G.Forst.) C.Presl
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Nephrolepidaceae
- Collected by
- Quayle, E.H.
- Collector number
- 26
- Date
- September 15, 1921
- Locality
- Foutana canyon above waterhouse.
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 88 m
- Identified by
- Fluma, J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 15, 1921, Quayle, E.H. also collected 12 other specimens.
Nephrolepis hirsutula observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1921. 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 405792. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956339975. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/405792.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956339975 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026