Pyrrosia serpens

As recorded: Pyrrosia blepharolepis (C.Chr.) Ching

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Polypodiaceae

Collected by: Grant, M.L.
Collector number: 3708
Date: June 4, 1930
Locality: Mahina, ridge to Aorai
Island: Tahiti
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 1,158 m
Identified by: Copeland, E.B.
Record type: Preserved specimen

103 Bishop specimens of Pyrrosia serpens · collected 1826–2006Species page ›

Collected the same day

On June 4, 1930, Grant, M.L. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Pyrrosia serpens observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-04-26.

2025-04-26

Pokoinu Tapere, Avarua, Cook Islands

(c) Leon Perrie, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-04-25

Cook Islands

(c) Leon Perrie, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-04-24

Tutakimoa Tapere, Avarua, Cook Islands

(c) Leon Perrie, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2022-12-18

Cook Islands

(c) Hannah Rogers, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2022-09-10

Rarotonga, Cook Islands, CK

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

2022-09-04

Rarotonga, Cook Islands, CK

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

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Cite this specimen

Pyrrosia serpens. BISH 42675. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956518517. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/42675.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956518517 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026