BISH 642945Botany

Asplenium australasicum

Bird's nest fern

As recorded: Asplenium australasicum (J.Sm.) Hook.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Aspleniaceae

Collected by: Florence, J.
Collector number: 10636
Date: June 18, 1990
Locality: Mt. Purauti; crete sud-est
Island: Tahiti
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 300 m
Identified by: Not on sheet
Record type: Preserved specimen

97 Bishop specimens of Asplenium australasicum · collected 1759–2024Species page ›

Collected the same day

On June 18, 1990, Florence, J. also collected 20 other specimens.

Asplenium australasicum observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1990. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,267 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

Hermitage Foreshrore Walk, Vaucluse, NSW, AU

(c) Tyler Wilce, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

Lake Eacham QLD, Australia

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

2026-10-25

Sydney NSW, Australia

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

2026-10-21

Lismore NSW 2480, Australia

(c) Nicholas John Fisher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21

Coomera QLD 4209, Australia

(c) Jacoby Cole Stegman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18

Lane Cove, AU-NS-KU, AU-NS, AU

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

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Cite this specimen

Asplenium australasicum. BISH 642945. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956311302. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/642945.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956311302 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026