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Pakau pennigera
Lime Fern
As recorded: Pneumatopteris pennigera (G.Forst.) Holttum
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Thelypteridaceae
- Collected by
- Burns, R.
- Collector number
- 421
- Date
- October 10, 1992
- Locality
- Copper Creek, along old railway formation (about 0.5 km. east of railway bridge over creek), on Champions property.
- Island
- Tasmania
- Region
- Tasmania, Australia
- Elevation
- 40 m
- Identified by
- Telford, I.R.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 10, 1992, Burns, R. also collected 3 other specimens.
Pakau pennigera observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1992. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,339 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26
Kaihoka 7073, New Zealand
(c) Chris Ecroyd, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-25
Waingaro, New Zealand
(c) mark_smale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Collingwood 7073, New Zealand
(c) Chris Ecroyd, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-24
New Plymouth 4374, New Zealand
(c) Tia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
Puhoi, New Zealand
(c) Evan Cameron, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
Akaroa, New Zealand
(c) Jordyn Ashcroft, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pakau pennigera. BISH 632961. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956420353. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/632961.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956420353 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
