BISH 558763Botany

Pteris tripartita

Giant Brake

As recorded: Pteris tripartita Sw.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Pteridaceae

Collected by: Perlman, S.
Collector number: 10021
Date: July 1, 1988
Locality: Matatekouaehi Valley, 2 miles up valley. Near falls
Island: Nuku Hiva
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 290 m
Identified by: Not on sheet
Record type: Preserved specimen

156 Bishop specimens of Pteris tripartita · collected 1876–2023Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 1, 1988, Perlman, S. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Pteris tripartita observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1988. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 229 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

Stuart, FL 34997, USA

(c) Zackary Botkin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

Lake Eacham QLD, Australia

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

2026-10-21

Kabupaten Buton, Southeast Sulawesi, ID

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

2026-10-18

640台灣雲林縣斗六市, 霏霏園藝

(c) 洪阿愷, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-28

East Barron QLD 4883, Australia

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

2026-09-03

Kuranda QLD 4881, Australia

(c) Jack McCausland, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Cite this specimen

Pteris tripartita. BISH 558763. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956291616. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/558763.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956291616 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026