Lepisorus spicatus

As recorded: Belvisia spicata (L.fil.) Mirb.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Polypodiaceae

Collected by: Hosaka, E.Y.
Collector number: 2996
Date: June 21, 1946
Locality: Charan-Tarhoho
Island: Saipan
Region: Northern Mariana Islands
Elevation: 183 m
Identified by: Fosberg, F.R.
Record type: Preserved specimen

89 Bishop specimens of Lepisorus spicatus · collected 1893–2016Species page ›

Collected the same day

On June 21, 1946, Hosaka, E.Y. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Lepisorus spicatus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 22 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-26.

2026-07-26

Guam, Agat, Guam, US

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

2026-06-12

Ainaro, Timor-Leste

(c) Domingos da Costa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-23

Diana, MG-AS, MG

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

2026-01-27

Moramanga, Madagascar

(c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-01-27

La Plaine-des-Palmistes 97431, Réunion

(c) Jean-Philippe BASUYAUX, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-01-27

La Plaine-des-Palmistes 97431, Réunion

(c) Jean-Philippe BASUYAUX, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Lepisorus spicatus. BISH 436449. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956304167. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/436449.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956304167 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026