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Microsorum scolopendria
As recorded: Phymatosorus scolopendria (Burm.fil.) Pic.Serm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Polypodiaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 46697
- Date
- July 30, 1965
- Locality
- Inland from south side of island.
- Island
- Fais
- Region
- Yap, Micronesia
- Elevation
- 15 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Magoon, V.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 30, 1965, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 16 other specimens.
Microsorum scolopendria observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1965. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,403 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.

2026-10-22
國立嘉義大學, 東區, 嘉義市, TW
(c) 陳宥儒, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16
University of Puerto Rico - Río Piedras Campus, San Juan, PR, US
(c) Arianna Rodriguez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16
Lembá, ST-ST, ST
(c) Luis Jordão, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10
846台灣高雄市杉林區, 鄰近南河溪
(c) 洪阿愷, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-05
Jihui Rd, Chenggong Township, Taitung County, TW
(c) Kiwi Shen, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-05
Route Forestière de Mare Longue, Saint-Philippe, RE
(c) Konrad and Roland Greinwald, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Microsorum scolopendria. BISH 426234. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956245577. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/426234.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956245577 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
