Prosaptia contigua
As recorded: Prosaptia contigua (G.Forst.) C.Presl
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Polypodiaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 62970
- Date
- July 17, 1982
- Locality
- NW ridge of Pic Vert, above Papeete, headwaters of lower branch of Tipaerui River.
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 975 m
- Identified by
- Parris, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 17, 1982, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 11 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 650054. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956513628. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/650054.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956513628 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026