Microsorum scolopendria
monarch fern
As recorded: Phymatosorus scolopendria (Burm.fil.) Pic.Serm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Polypodiaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 48058
- Date
- August 15, 1966
- Locality
- Ligan Islet
- Island
- Kwajalein Atoll
- Region
- Marshall Islands
- Elevation
- 4 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Magoon, V.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 15, 1966, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 12 other specimens.
Microsorum scolopendria observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,402 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.
2026-10-22
國立嘉義大學, 東區, 嘉義市, TW
(c) 陳宥儒, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
University of Puerto Rico - Río Piedras Campus, San Juan, PR, US
(c) Arianna Rodriguez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Lembá, ST-ST, ST
(c) Luis Jordão, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
846台灣高雄市杉林區, 鄰近南河溪
(c) 洪阿愷, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-05
Jihui Rd, Chenggong Township, Taitung County, TW
(c) Kiwi Shen, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-05
Route Forestière de Mare Longue, Saint-Philippe, RE
(c) Konrad and Roland Greinwald, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Microsorum scolopendria. BISH 441646. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956376657. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/441646.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956376657 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026