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Odontosoria chinensis
Fairy Fern
As recorded: Odontosoria chinensis (L.) J.Sm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Lindsaeaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Jones, S.B.S.B. Jones →Harold St.John →
- Collector number
- 17699
- Date
- December 19, 1936
- Locality
- Paunau-Kuhua divide
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 732 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. Rev.) Arthur, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 19, 1936, St.John, H.; Jones, S.B. also collected 9 other specimens.
Odontosoria chinensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1936. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,055 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Island of Hawaiʻi, Mountain View, HI, US
(c) miriammnsk, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Manoa Falls Trail, Kailua, HI, US
(c) FML, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
United States
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-13
Munro Trail, Lanai City, HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Odontosoria chinensis. BISH 4098. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956175732. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/4098.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956175732 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026