BISH 650051Botany

Prosaptia contigua

As recorded: Prosaptia contigua (G.Forst.) C.Presl

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Polypodiaceae

Collected by: Fosberg, F.R.
Collector number: 62820
Date: June 8, 1982
Locality: Headwaters of Tipaerui Stream Valley.
Island: Tahiti
Region: French Polynesia
Identified by: Parris, B.
Record type: Preserved specimen

61 Bishop specimens of Prosaptia contigua · collected 1908–2017Species page ›

Collected the same day

On June 8, 1982, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Prosaptia contigua observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 24 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-16.

2026-08-16

Naitasiri, Fiji

(c) Ethan Gosnell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-02-14

臺灣島, 春日鄉, 屏東縣, TW

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

2025-02-13

Taiwan, TW

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

2024-11-04

Cameron Highlands, MY-PH, MY

(c) renaradelt, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-10-27

966台灣台東縣達仁鄉

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

2024-08-26

浸水營古道

(c) 你猜猜看, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Prosaptia contigua. BISH 650051. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956299503. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/650051.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956299503 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026