BISH 436517Botany

Dicranopteris linearis

false staghorn fern

As recorded: Gleichenia linearis (Burm.fil.) C.B.Clarke

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Gleicheniales › Gleicheniaceae

Collected by: Fosberg, F.R.
Collector number: 32361
Date: March 26, 1950
Locality: S. of Koror in western arm of bay
Island: Ulebeschel Island
Region: Palau
Elevation: 5 m
Identified by: Not on sheet
Record type: Preserved specimen

586 Bishop specimens of Dicranopteris linearis · collected 1838–2025Species page ›

Collected the same day

On March 26, 1950, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Dicranopteris linearis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1950. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8,329 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25

Pearl City, HI 96782, USA

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

2026-10-25

815台灣高雄市大社區神農里

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2026-10-23

Rulindo, Rwanda

(c) Bart Wursten, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Crater Rim Dr @ Visitor Center (requires a $15 fee paid to Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park), Hawaii 96785, USA

(c) Teresa Sanders, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Crater Rim Dr @ Visitor Center (requires a $15 fee paid to Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park), Hawaii 96785, USA

(c) Teresa Sanders, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20

Kīlauea, Pahoa, HI, US

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

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Cite this specimen

Dicranopteris linearis. BISH 436517. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956625374. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/436517.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956625374 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026