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Acrostichum aureum
Golden Leather Fern
As recorded: Acrostichum aureum L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Pteridaceae
- Collected by
- Barbon, E.B.; Garcia; AlvarezAlvarez →E.B. Barbon →Garcia →
- Collector number
- 5676
- Date
- December 3, 1991
- Locality
- Luzon Isl.; Catanduanes Prov. - Panganiban, District III
- Region
- Philippines
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 3, 1991, Barbon, E.B.; Garcia; Alvarez also collected 3 other specimens.
Acrostichum aureum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1991. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,001 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Welsby QLD, Australia
(c) Paul Donatiu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Townsville QLD, Australia
(c) drmattnimbs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Goiabeiras, Vitória - ES, Brasil
(c) rseabra, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Cova-Lima, Timor-Leste
(c) crocattackdatabase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Branyan QLD 4670, Australia
(c) lachyg70, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Florida, US
(c) pkondrashov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Acrostichum aureum. BISH 683354. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956631213. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/683354.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956631213 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026