BISH 440012Botany

Nephrolepis hirsutula

Rough Sword Fern

As recorded: Nephrolepis hirsutula (G.Forst.) C.Presl

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Nephrolepidaceae

Collected by: Sohmer, S.H.
Collector number: 6711
Date: June 28, 1971
Locality: Woods along E. slope of Mt Panee, near ridge line.
Island: Tubuai
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 290 m
Identified by: Miyamoto, F.
Record type: Preserved specimen

224 Bishop specimens of Nephrolepis hirsutula · collected 1769–2009Species page ›

Collected the same day

On June 28, 1971, Sohmer, S.H. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Nephrolepis hirsutula observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1971. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 32 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-17.

2026-09-17

RT 1, Piti, Guam, US

(c) Finn Newman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-02

Nitmiluk, NT, AU

(c) Rohan K, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-18

Taitung, TW-TA, TW

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

2026-07-07

Taiwan, TW

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

2026-06-27

Taiwan, TW

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

2026-05-23

Eungella Hinterland QLD 4741, Australia

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

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Nephrolepis hirsutula. BISH 440012. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956300452. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/440012.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956300452 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026

Data-quality notes from GBIF

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