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Dryopteris sparsa
As recorded: Dryopteris sparsa (D.Don) Kuntze
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dryopteridaceae
- Collected by
- Widjaja, E.A.
- Collector number
- 4386
- Date
- June 15, 1991
- Locality
- Manokwari District, Anggi Subdist., Iraiweri Village, Suitebe Hamlet
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- Papua Province, Indonesia
- Elevation
- 1,960 m
- Identified by
- Widjaja, E.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 15, 1991, Widjaja, E.A. also collected 18 other specimens.
Dryopteris sparsa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1991. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 162 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-18.

2026-10-18
336台灣桃園市復興區
(c) freesiahsu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-18
9JW8+XQG, Camp John Hay, Baguio, Benguet, Philippines
(c) Mark Villarubia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-03
Shuangxi District, New Taipei City, TW
(c) 艸目伊, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-21
252台灣新北市三芝區二子坪
(c) 曾信儒, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-07
Taipei, TW-TP, TW
(c) Yinling Chen, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-06-07
Taipei, TW-TP, TW
(c) Yinling Chen, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Dryopteris sparsa. BISH 622940. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956559984. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/622940.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956559984 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
