Histiopteris incisa
Water Fern
As recorded: Histiopteris incisa (Thunb.) J.Sm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dennstaedtiaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.; Sachet, M.H.F. Raymond Fosberg →M.-H Sachet →
- Collector number
- 63165
- Date
- July 1, 1982
- Locality
- Faaroa Domaine, lower slopes and bottom of valley at head of Faaroa Bay
- Island
- Raiatea
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 35 m
- Identified by
- Not on sheet
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 1, 1982, Fosberg, F.R.; Sachet, M.H. also collected 5 other specimens.
Histiopteris incisa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6,529 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.
2026-10-29
Burbury Rd, Morayfield, QLD, AU
(c) carter1998, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
Kallista, VIC, AU
(c) David Le, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Kaimai Mamaku Conservation Park, NZ-BP-WB, NZ-BP, NZ
(c) Daniel Fitz-Gerald, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Duranbah, NSW, AU
(c) Amelia Watson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Balmoral Rd after Malvern Rd, Leura NSW 2780, Australia
(c) Peter Woodard, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Leeston, New Zealand
(c) gerogee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Histiopteris incisa. BISH 649398. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956637725. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/649398.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956637725 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026