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Fissidens ovatus
As recorded: Fissidens ovatus Brid.
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Dicranales › Fissidentaceae
- Collected by
- De Sloover, J.L.
- Collector number
- 17439
- Date
- December 19, 1973
- Locality
- cirque de Cilaos, Grand Matarum
- Island
- Reunion
- Region
- Mauritius
- Elevation
- 1,500 m
- Identified by
- Bizot, M.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 19, 1973, De Sloover, J.L. also collected 1 other specimen.
Fissidens ovatus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. 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 467643. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956438381. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/467643.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956438381 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026