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Ptisana salicina
King fern
As recorded: Ptisana salicina (Sm.) Murdock
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Marattiales › Marattiaceae
- Collected by
- Grant, M.L.
- Collector number
- 4236
- Date
- September 22, 1930
- Locality
- Papenoo, Orofena
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 1,241 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Marks, S.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 22, 1930, Grant, M.L. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Archigrammitis tahitensis
Botany
Ascarina polystachya
Botany
Asplenium australasicum
Botany
Asplenium caudatum
Botany
Bryophyta
Botany
Carex tahitensis
Botany
Coprosma tahitensis
Botany
Cyathea grantii
Botany
Cyathea grantii
Botany
Cyathea grantii
Botany
Cyathea grantii
Botany
Cyrtandra mucronata
Botany
Dicranopteris linearis
Botany
Dicranopteris linearis
Botany
Dicranopteris linearis
Botany
Diplazium grantii
Botany
Diplazium grantii
Botany
Diplopterygium
Botany
Diplopterygium glaucum
Botany
Diplopterygium glaucum
Botany
Dryopteris dicksonioides
Botany
Elaphoglossum savaiense
Botany
Fuchsia
Botany
Fuchsia
Botany
Ptisana salicina observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 571 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-18.
2026-10-18
Paraparaumu Ward, Wellington, NZ
(c) hamham72, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Conservation Area - Pirongia (Corcoran Road), NZ-WK-WP, NZ-WK, NZ
(c) Liam Cassidy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Pukenui Forest, Northland Forest Park, Northland, NZ
(c) tomasblokker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-07
Almorah Rd, Auckland, Auckland, NZ
(c) Boston Fitzgerald, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-07
Almorah Rd, Auckland, Auckland, NZ
(c) Dylan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-06
North Island, Manawaru, Waikato, NZ
(c) Hannah Rogers, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ptisana salicina. BISH 42542. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956626966. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/42542.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956626966 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026