Bernice Puahi Bishop Museum · CC BY-NC · GBIF · full resolution
Pteridium esculentum
Austral Bracken
As recorded: Pteridium esculentum (G.Forst.) Nakai
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dennstaedtiaceae
- Collected by
- Pokihian, M.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- February 2, 1979
- Locality
- Sirinimu roadside
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- Central Province, Papua New Guinea
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Pteridium esculentum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1979. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 16,533 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.
2026-10-28
Arrawarra Rd, Arrawarra Headland, NSW, AU
(c) Liam Hall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
Maintongoon Rd, Maintongoon, VIC, AU
(c) Dominic Bowd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Mount Martha VIC 3934, Australia
(c) Damien Wells, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Western Australia, AU
(c) anthonypolomka, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Brookton Hwy, Kelmscott, WA, AU
(c) t_carnifex, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Roleystone, WA, AU
(c) t_carnifex, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Pteridium esculentum. BISH 432616. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956498593. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/432616.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956498593 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026