Pteris ensiformis

Slender Bracken

As recorded: Pteris ensiformis Burm.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Pteridaceae

Collected by: Fosberg, F.R.
Collector number: 32408
Date: March 28, 1950
Locality: West coast of Babeldaob Island. Itau, first estuary south of Me'ebe'ubul broad valley, with series of terraces.
Island: Babeldaob Island
Region: Palau
Elevation: 6 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

89 Bishop specimens of Pteris ensiformis · collected 1779–2007Species page ›

Collected the same day

On March 28, 1950, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Pteris ensiformis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1950. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,754 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-30.

2026-10-30

Jimei District, Xiamen, Fujian, China

(c) Richard Littauer, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-27

新店區

(c) yang-chin-min, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-13

Queensland, AU

(c) Colour Blind Flora Enthusiast, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10

Taiwan

(c) Shang-Kwei Wang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-21

Rua do Colégio, 43 - Gonzaguinha, São Vicente - SP, 11310-210, Brasil

(c) Alberto Coelho, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-17

Nantou, Taiwan, Taiwan

(c) 方伊琳(阿鈣), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Pteris ensiformis. BISH 650801. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956588040. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/650801.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956588040 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026