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Fissidens ovatus
As recorded: Fissidens ovatus Brid.
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Dicranales › Fissidentaceae
- Collected by
- Pócs, T.; Jones, E.W.E.C. Jones →T. Pócs →
- Collector number
- 4823
- Date
- December 18, 1970
- Locality
- Poroto Ridge Forest Reserve, Proto Mts.
- Region
- Tanzania
- Elevation
- 2,200 m
- Identified by
- Bizot, M.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Fissidens ovatus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1970. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 27 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-05.

2026-08-05
Sarah Baartman District Municipality, South Africa
(c) grietjie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-02
Helderberg Nature Reserve, Somerset West, Western Cape, ZA
(c) daveglass, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-08-28
Wynberg NU (2), Cape Town, 7824, South Africa
(c) bogsuckers, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-08-19
Table Mountain National Park, ZA-WC-CT, ZA-WC, ZA
(c) Jo Roberts, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-04-05
Constantia Main Road, Constantia, WC, ZA
(c) Linda Hibbin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-01-16
Table Mountain National Park, ZA-WC-CT, ZA-WC, ZA
(c) Penelope Brown, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Fissidens ovatus. BISH 467642. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956596696. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/467642.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956596696 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
