BISH 652803Botany

Pyrrosia serpens

As recorded: Pyrrosia serpens (G.Forst.) Ching

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Polypodiaceae

Collected by: Fosberg, F.R.
Collector number: 62658
Date: June 5, 1982
Locality: Ridge top NW summit of Mt. Marau
Island: Tahiti
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 1,465 m
Identified by: McKee, G.
Record type: Preserved specimen

103 Bishop specimens of Pyrrosia serpens · collected 1826–2006Species page ›

Collected the same day

On June 5, 1982, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 23 other specimens.

Pyrrosia serpens observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-04-26.

2025-04-26

Pokoinu Tapere, Avarua, Cook Islands

(c) Leon Perrie, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-04-25

Cook Islands

(c) Leon Perrie, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-04-24

Tutakimoa Tapere, Avarua, Cook Islands

(c) Leon Perrie, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2022-12-18

Cook Islands

(c) Hannah Rogers, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2022-09-10

Rarotonga, Cook Islands, CK

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

2022-09-04

Rarotonga, Cook Islands, CK

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

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Cite this specimen

Pyrrosia serpens. BISH 652803. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956619912. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/652803.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956619912 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026