Nephrolepis acutifolia

Fishbone Fern

As recorded: Nephrolepis acutifolia (Desv.) Christ

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Nephrolepidaceae

Collected by: Fosberg, F.R.
Collector number: 26986
Date: August 28, 1946
Locality: west end of Majuro Islet ("Laura")
Island: Majuro Atoll
Region: Marshall Islands
Elevation: 4 m
Identified by: Miyamoto, F.
Record type: Preserved specimen

51 Bishop specimens of Nephrolepis acutifolia · collected 1921–2008Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 28, 1946, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Nephrolepis acutifolia observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 23 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-14.

2026-10-14

Yigo, Guam

(c) CJ Paulino, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-13

จุฬาภรณ์ 9 อำเภอ ธารโต ยะลา ประเทศไทย

(c) BioM_Akekachoke.B, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-19

Cape Tribulation QLD 4873, Australia

(c) rivendel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-31

HR47+WR, Finegayan Station, Guam

(c) js671, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-24

Ipan, Guam

(c) CJ Paulino, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-03

Noah Creek QLD, Australia

(c) Steve Fitzgerald, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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Cite this specimen

Nephrolepis acutifolia. BISH 417308. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956312497. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/417308.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956312497 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026