BISH 500825Botany

Lindsaea ensifolia

Graceful Necklace Fern

As recorded: Lindsaea ensifolia Sw.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Lindsaeaceae

Collected by: Stemmermann, R.L.
Collector number: 3490
Date: August 1, 1978
Locality: site of proposed construction of New Yap Airport (A-5 alignment) South west of Colonia and upslope of existing runway.
Island: Yap
Region: Micronesia
Record type: Preserved specimen

50 Bishop specimens of Lindsaea ensifolia · collected 1912–2025Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 1, 1978, Stemmermann, R.L. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Lindsaea ensifolia observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 455 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-05.

2026-10-05

Lanai City, HI, US

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

2026-09-12

Taiwan, TW

(c) 艸目伊, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-11

Cumberland Way near Keswick Pl, Buderim QLD 4556, Australia

(c) Jacoby Cole Stegman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-20

Border St, Caboolture, QLD, AU

(c) Jeygan Sanganithy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-17

Caboolture, QLD, AU

(c) Jeygan Sanganithy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-16

Corbould Park QLD 4551, Australia

(c) R.M, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Lindsaea ensifolia. BISH 500825. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956421382. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/500825.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956421382 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026