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Odontosoria chinensis
Fairy Fern
As recorded: Sphenomeris chinensis (L.) Maxon
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Lindsaeaceae
- Collected by
- Veillon, J.-M.; Guerin, M.M. Guerin →J.-M Veillon →
- Collector number
- 134
- Date
- September 15, 1980
- Locality
- Presqu'île de Taiarapu, vallée de Vaiote.
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Identified by
- Florence, J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 15, 1980, Veillon, J.-M.; Guerin, M. also collected 3 other specimens.
Odontosoria chinensis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1980. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,079 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)

2026-10-16
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)

2026-10-15
Manoa Falls Trail, Kailua, HI, US
(c) FML, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15
United States
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Odontosoria chinensis. BISH 491389. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956514833. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/491389.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956514833 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
