Odontosoria chinensis

Fairy Fern

As recorded: Sphenomeris chinensis (L.) Maxon

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Lindsaeaceae

Collected by: Fosberg, F.R.
Collector number: 62931
Date: June 17, 1982
Locality: NW slope up to Pic Vert, headwaters of side branches of Tipaerui River.
Island: Tahiti
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 645 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

346 Bishop specimens of Odontosoria chinensis · collected 1779–2024Species page ›

Collected the same day

On June 17, 1982, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Odontosoria chinensis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,079 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

臺灣島, 泰安鄉, 苗栗縣, TW

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

2026-10-25

Pearl City, HI 96782, USA

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

2026-10-16

Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA

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

2026-10-16

Island of Hawaiʻi, Mountain View, HI, US

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

2026-10-15

Manoa Falls Trail, Kailua, HI, US

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

2026-10-15

United States

(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Cite this specimen

Odontosoria chinensis. BISH 649821. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956578057. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/649821.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956578057 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026