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Bolbitis quoyana
As recorded: Bolbitis quoyana (Gaudich.) Ching
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dryopteridaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 62834
- Date
- June 9, 1982
- Locality
- Above Hitia
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 9, 1982, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 15 other specimens.
Bolbitis quoyana observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-02-08.

2026-02-08
534C+3WV, Amban, Kec. Manokwari Bar., Kabupaten Manokwari, Papua Bar., Indonesia
(c) Hani Ristiawan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-25
Saprokren, Waigeo Selatan, Raja Ampat Regency, West Papua, Indonesia
(c) Colin Trainor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-16
Danbulla QLD 4872, Australia
(c) Mitchell Long, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-16
Danbulla QLD 4872, Australia
(c) Mitchell Long, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-11
Wooroonooran QLD 4860, Australia
(c) Mitchell Long, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-08
Kota Sorong, Papua Bar., Indonesia
(c) Hani Ristiawan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Bolbitis quoyana. BISH 596859. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956181257. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/596859.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956181257 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
