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Adiantum diaphanum
Filmy Maidenhair
As recorded: Adiantum diaphanum Blume
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Pteridaceae
- Collected by
- Buelow, G.P.
- Collector number
- 540
- Date
- May 8, 1978
- Locality
- West of Ha'amatu'a
- Island
- Tofua Island
- Region
- Tonga
- Elevation
- 80 m
- Identified by
- Sykes
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 8, 1978, Buelow, G.P. also collected 1 other specimen.
Adiantum diaphanum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 17,005 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.

2026-10-29
Portal de Mar, Ciutadella de Menorca, Balearic Isles, ES
(c) amybid, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-29
Sapienza Università di Roma, Roma, Lazio, IT
(c) Gianandrea Cipolloni, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-29
São Vicente, Portugal
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-29
Gulripshi, GE-AB, GE
(c) Vyacheslav Luzanov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-29
Gulripshi, GE-AB, GE
(c) Vyacheslav Luzanov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-29
Gulripshi, GE-AB, GE
(c) Vyacheslav Luzanov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Adiantum diaphanum. BISH 667837. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956333139. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/667837.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956333139 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
