BISH 651808Botany

Dicranopteris linearis

false staghorn fern

As recorded: Dicranopteris linearis (Burm.fil.) Underw.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Gleicheniales › Gleicheniaceae

Collected by: Buelow, G.P.
Collector number: 2594
Date: June 14, 1982
Locality: Inside crater from "3 coconuts" on crater rim above Maka's api, E of Hokula.
Island: Tofua Island
Region: Tonga
Elevation: 425 m
Identified by: Kores, P.J.
Record type: Preserved specimen

586 Bishop specimens of Dicranopteris linearis · collected 1838–2025Species page ›

Collected the same day

On June 14, 1982, Buelow, G.P. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Dicranopteris linearis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8,329 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25

Pearl City, HI 96782, USA

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2026-10-25

815台灣高雄市大社區神農里

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2026-10-23

Rulindo, Rwanda

(c) Bart Wursten, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Crater Rim Dr @ Visitor Center (requires a $15 fee paid to Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park), Hawaii 96785, USA

(c) Teresa Sanders, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Crater Rim Dr @ Visitor Center (requires a $15 fee paid to Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park), Hawaii 96785, USA

(c) Teresa Sanders, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20

Kīlauea, Pahoa, HI, US

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Cite this specimen

Dicranopteris linearis. BISH 651808. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956582895. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/651808.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956582895 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026