Lepisorus mucronatus
Needle Fern
As recorded: Belvisia mucronata (Fée) Copel.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Polypodiaceae
- Collected by
- Wood, K.R.
- Collector number
- 4490
- Date
- September 8, 1995
- Locality
- Teavapuhia; Ridge to Touaouoho
- Island
- Fatu Hiva
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 61 m
- Identified by
- Lorence, D.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 8, 1995, Wood, K.R. also collected 11 other specimens.
Lepisorus mucronatus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1995. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 124 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-06.
2026-10-06
Malanda QLD 4885, Australia
(c) Rene, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-15
Taiwan, TW
(c) Chen Shu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-16
Taiwan, TW
(c) Chen Shu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-02
Davies Creek QLD 4880, Australia
(c) Steve Fitzgerald, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2026-07-01
Gorge Rd, Finch Hatton, QLD, AU
(c) Linus Brinker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-25
Balmoral Ridge, QLD, AU
(c) Hilary Pearl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Lepisorus mucronatus. BISH 655000. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956338337. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/655000.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956338337 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026