Arachniodes aristata
Prickly Shield fern
As recorded: Arachniodes aristata (G.Forst.) Tindale
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dryopteridaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 63666
- Date
- July 22, 1982
- Locality
- Valley above Maatea, S.E. part of island
- Island
- Moorea
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 275 m
- Identified by
- Flynn, T.W.; Lorence, D.H.Timothy Flynn →David H. Lorence →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 22, 1982, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 8 other specimens.
Arachniodes aristata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 855 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-26.
2026-09-26
Lake Eacham QLD, Australia
(c) Lucas Christofides, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-13
臺灣島, 東區, 嘉義市, TW
(c) sufin46, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-04
433台灣臺中市沙鹿區埔子里
(c) Yu-Huang Wang, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-27
Guanxi Township, Hsinchu County, Taiwan 306
(c) lecanorchis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-23
East District, Hsinchu City, TW
(c) Chih-Ming Hu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-22
335台灣桃園市大溪區崎腳
(c) yii, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Arachniodes aristata. BISH 585242. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956675861. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/585242.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956675861 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026