BISH 628450Botany

Gleichenia microphylla

scrambling coral-fern

As recorded: Gleichenia microphylla R.Br.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Gleicheniales › Gleicheniaceae

Collected by: Mueller-Dombois, D.
Collector number: 81080817
Date: August 8, 1981
Locality: 30 km NW of Noumea; Mount Mou
Island: Grande-Terre
Region: New Caledonia
Elevation: 600 m
Identified by: Mueller-Dombois, D.
Record type: Preserved specimen

9 Bishop specimens of Gleichenia microphylla · collected 1934–1989Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 8, 1981, Mueller-Dombois, D. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Gleichenia microphylla observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1981. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,719 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24

Mount McIntyre SA 5279, Australia

(c) amklbaker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24

Collingwood, Tasman, NZ

(c) Rae Lerew, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-24

7073, New Zealand

(c) Chris Ecroyd, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-23

Coromandel Forest Park, Waikato, NZ

(c) Daniel Fitz-Gerald, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23

Flinders Chase, SA, AU

(c) Sam Gordon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2026-10-21

Cranbourne, VIC, AU

(c) Harvey Lam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Gleichenia microphylla. BISH 628450. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956657133. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/628450.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956657133 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026