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Odontosoria chinensis
Fairy Fern
As recorded: Sphenomeris chinensis (L.) Maxon
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Lindsaeaceae
- Collected by
- Sohmer, S.H.; Sumithraarachchi, D.B.Seymour H. Sohmer →D.B. Sumithraarachchi →
- Collector number
- 9839
- Date
- October 25, 1975
- Locality
- Rajamally; in Moray Estate. Kandy District.
- Island
- Sri Lanka
- Region
- Central Province, Sri Lanka
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 25, 1975, Sohmer, S.H.; Sumithraarachchi, D.B. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Acanthaceae
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Acrotrema
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Acrotrema
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Aglaia
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Agrostistachys
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Antidesma
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Arachniodes
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Cissus
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Cissus
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Dendrophthoe
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Dendrophthoe
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Elaphoglossum
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Eria
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Eriocaulon
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Eriocaulon
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Eriocaulon
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Glochidion
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Hedyotis
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Hedyotis
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Hedyotis
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Hedyotis
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Hedyotis
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Hedyotis
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Hedyotis
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Odontosoria chinensis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,084 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
臺灣島, 泰安鄉, 苗栗縣, TW
(c) bayn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
West Maui Forest Reserve, Wailuku, HI, US
(c) planetboom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Kaunakakai, HI, US
(c) Victor Rogers-Phillips, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Island of Hawaiʻi, Mountain View, HI, US
(c) miriammnsk, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Odontosoria chinensis. BISH 439822. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956629742. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/439822.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956629742 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026