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Ceratopteris thalictroides
Water Fern
As recorded: Ceratopteris thalictroides (L.) Brongn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Pteridaceae
- Collected by
- Takeuchi, W.N.
- Collector number
- 5669
- Date
- May 7, 1990
- Locality
- Near Labu Swamp
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
- Identified by
- Takeuchi, W.N.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 7, 1990, Takeuchi, W.N. also collected 9 other specimens.
Ceratopteris thalictroides observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1990. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 895 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.
2026-10-23
SW Kestor Dr, Port Saint Lucie, FL, US
(c) James Hardee, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-22
Nantou, TW-TA, TW
(c) lubukun, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Shuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong
(c) Dailun Shi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Cairns Botanic Gardens, Edge Hill, QLD, AU
(c) Teri, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Okinawa, JP
(c) guruguru098, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-12
台灣新北市貢寮區
(c) 大俠, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
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Cite this specimen
Ceratopteris thalictroides. BISH 625253. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956186621. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/625253.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956186621 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026