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Polystichum
shield ferns
As recorded: Polystichum Roth
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dryopteridaceae
- Collected by
- Sohmer, S.H.
- Collector number
- 8038
- Date
- September 16, 1973
- Locality
- Ceylon. Kandy Distirct; Uda Wata Kela.
- Island
- Sri Lanka
- Region
- Sri Lanka
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 16, 1973, Sohmer, S.H. also collected 16 other specimens.
Polystichum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 265,776 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.
2026-10-28
Darby Ct, Boone, NC, US
(c) emjones21, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
2XV4+V7, 88250 La Bresse, France
(c) Elphège Budzinski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
88250 La Bresse, France
(c) Elphège Budzinski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
88250 La Bresse, France
(c) Elphège Budzinski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
88250 La Bresse, France
(c) Elphège Budzinski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
Калининский округ, Тюмень, Тюменская обл., Россия
(c) Konstantin Pavlov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Polystichum. BISH 439813. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956519697. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/439813.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956519697 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026