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Hymenophyllum scabrum
Rough Filmy Fern
As recorded: Mecodium scabrum (A.Rich.) Copel.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Hymenophyllales › Hymenophyllaceae
- Collected by
- Lamoureux, C.H.
- Collector number
- 3519
- Date
- March 3, 1966
- Locality
- Westland
- Region
- New Zealand
- Coordinates
- -42.9500, 170.7830
- Elevation
- 70 m
- Identified by
- Lamoureux, C.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On March 3, 1966, Lamoureux, C.H. also collected 15 other specimens.
Still here: Hymenophyllum scabrum observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-08-24.

2026-08-24
Westland, NZ-WC, NZ
no rights reserved

2025-06-21
Ruatapu 7883, New Zealand
(c) hamishg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-22
Ruatapu, West Coast, NZ
(c) Frank Ashwood, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-01-10
South Island / Te Waipounamu, Ross, West Coast, NZ
(c) Joel H. Nitta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-08-04
Ruatapu 7883, New Zealand
(c) dikgibson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-08-04
Westland, NZ-WC, NZ
(c) dikgibson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hymenophyllum scabrum. BISH 427053. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956266932. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/427053.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956266932 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
