Tectaria

As recorded: Tectaria Cav.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Tectariaceae

Collected by: Quayle, E.H.
Collector number: 14
Date: September 14, 1921
Locality: Below Fautana Falls.
Island: Tahiti
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 260 m
Identified by: Florence, J.
Record type: Preserved specimen

66 Bishop specimens of Tectaria · collected 1917–2016Species page ›

Collected the same day

On September 14, 1921, Quayle, E.H. also collected 23 other specimens.

Tectaria observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1921. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 53,277 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

Kruth, France

(c) Elphège Budzinski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

Bonn Pützstr., 53129 Bonn, Germany

(c) Mattis, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-27

Kruth, France

(c) Elphège Budzinski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

Kruth, France

(c) Elphège Budzinski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

KRUTH - Rue Basse, 68820 Kruth, France

(c) Elphège Budzinski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

Первомайский р-н, Пенза, Пензенская обл., Россия

(c) Марина Железникова, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Tectaria. BISH 405794. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956358135. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/405794.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956358135 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026