BISH 598537Botany

Tmesipteris gracilis

As recorded: Tmesipteris gracilis Chinnock

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Psilotales › Psilotaceae

Collected by: Fosberg, F.R.
Collector number: 62777
Date: June 8, 1982
Locality: Headwaters of Tipaerui stream valley
Island: Tahiti
Region: French Polynesia
Record type: Preserved specimen

34 Bishop specimens of Tmesipteris gracilis · collected 1921–2017Species page ›

Collected the same day

On June 8, 1982, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Tmesipteris gracilis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2017-11-13.

2017-11-13

Puama'u, Hiva Oa, French Polynesia

(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2004-07-10

Hiva Oa, French Polynesia

(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2003-06-27

Hiva Oa, French Polynesia

(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Tmesipteris gracilis. BISH 598537. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956197356. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/598537.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956197356 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026