
Tectaria aurita
As recorded: Tectaria aurita (Sw.) S.Chandra
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Tectariaceae
- Collected by
- Braithwaite, A.F.
- Collector number
- 2529
- Date
- October 15, 1971
- Locality
- N. Espiritu Santo Big Bay, Malao Village
- Island
- Espiritu Santo
- Region
- Vanuatu
- Elevation
- 61 m
- Identified by
- Smith, A.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Tectaria aurita observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1971. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-18.

2026-06-18
Semanu, Gunungkidul Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia
(c) Irisa Hudson, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-06-10
Philippines
(c) zxchang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-10
Cansuso, Cavinti, Laguna, Philippines
(c) lecanorchis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-03
745C+GXJ, Coco Leal, Tlogoguwo, Kec. Kaligesing, Kabupaten Purworejo, Jawa Tengah 54175, Indonesia
(c) waryati, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-09-24
Citumang, Pangandaran Regency, West Java, Indonesia
(c) Ganjar Cahyadi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2019-09-02
Suranadi Nature Park, West Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
(c) Colin Trainor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Tectaria aurita. BISH 420433. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956166465. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/420433.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956166465 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
