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Nephrolepis acutifolia
Fishbone Fern
As recorded: Nephrolepis acutifolia (Desv.) Christ
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Nephrolepidaceae
- Collected by
- Sachet, M.-H.; Decker, B.B.G. Decker →M.-H Sachet →
- Collector number
- 1894
- Date
- November 22, 1974
- Locality
- Vaiutu
- Island
- Hiva Oa
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 430 m
- Identified by
- Flynn, T.W.; Lorence, D.H.Timothy Flynn →David H. Lorence →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 22, 1974, Sachet, M.-H.; Decker, B. also collected 2 other specimens.
Nephrolepis acutifolia observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1974. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 23 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-14.
2026-10-14
Yigo, Guam
(c) CJ Paulino, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
จุฬาภรณ์ 9 อำเภอ ธารโต ยะลา ประเทศไทย
(c) BioM_Akekachoke.B, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-19
Cape Tribulation QLD 4873, Australia
(c) rivendel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-31
HR47+WR, Finegayan Station, Guam
(c) js671, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-24
Ipan, Guam
(c) CJ Paulino, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-03
Noah Creek QLD, Australia
(c) Steve Fitzgerald, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
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Cite this specimen
Nephrolepis acutifolia. BISH 595656. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956259094. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/595656.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956259094 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026