Angiopteris evecta
king fern
As recorded: Angiopteris evecta (G.Forst.) Hoffm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Marattiales › Marattiaceae
- Collected by
- Florence, J.
- Collector number
- 8259
- Date
- May 12, 1987
- Locality
- Presqu'île, TEAHUPOO, rive droite de la Tiirahi.
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Coordinates
- -17.8333, -149.2330
- Elevation
- 80 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On May 12, 1987, Florence, J. also collected 9 other specimens.
Still here: Angiopteris evecta observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1987. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-08-25.
2026-08-25
Afaʻahiti, Taiarapu-Est, French Polynesia
(c) radinis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-05-22
Tautira, Taiarapu-Est, French Polynesia
(c) Pierre-Louis Stenger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-05-22
Tautira, Taiarapu-Est, French Polynesia
(c) Pierre-Louis Stenger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-07-21
Fa'aone, Taiarapu-Est, French Polynesia
(c) mattward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-06-10
Îles du Vent, PF
(c) alexbarnard, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-07-24
Fa'aone, Taiarapu-Est, French Polynesia
(c) Mike Wood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Angiopteris evecta. BISH 548226. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956443042. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/548226.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956443042 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026