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Pteris ensiformis
Slender Bracken
As recorded: Pteris ensiformis Burm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Pteridaceae
- Collected by
- Yuncker, T.G.
- Collector number
- 9339
- Date
- October 26, 1939
- Locality
- on wet cliff along water reservoir trail above Pago Pago
- Island
- Tutuila
- Region
- American Samoa
- Identified by
- Copeland, E.B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 26, 1939, Yuncker, T.G. also collected 18 other specimens.
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Bischofia javanica
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Christella pacifica
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Davallia pectinata
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Dicranopteris linearis
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Erythrina variegata
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Fagraea berteroana
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Ficus godeffroyi
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Hedycarya denticulata
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Leucosyke corymbulosa
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Macromitrium incurvifolium
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Meiothecium microcarpum
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Momordica charantia
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Phyllanthus samoanus
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Psychotria insularum
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Pteris ensiformis
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Wikstroemia oahuensis
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Pteris ensiformis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1939. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,751 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-13.
2026-10-13
Queensland, AU
(c) Colour Blind Flora Enthusiast, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
Taiwan
(c) Shang-Kwei Wang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-21
Rua do Colégio, 43 - Gonzaguinha, São Vicente - SP, 11310-210, Brasil
(c) Alberto Coelho, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-17
Nantou, Taiwan, Taiwan
(c) 方伊琳(阿鈣), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-17
Buchanan Creek Rd, Cow Bay, QLD, AU
(c) kazza06, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-16
Singapore, SG, SG
(c) Jade Lee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pteris ensiformis. BISH 633675. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956436855. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/633675.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956436855 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026