Ptisana salicina
King fern
As recorded: Ptisana salicina (Sm.) Murdock
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Marattiales › Marattiaceae
- Collected by
- Florence, J.
- Collector number
- 2720
- Date
- March 24, 1982
- Locality
- Papaeete; Mt Marau; Haute Tipaerui, sentier Psychotria
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 1,200 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Marks, S.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 24, 1982, Florence, J. also collected 7 other specimens.
Ptisana salicina observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 571 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-18.
2026-10-18
Paraparaumu Ward, Wellington, NZ
(c) hamham72, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Conservation Area - Pirongia (Corcoran Road), NZ-WK-WP, NZ-WK, NZ
(c) Liam Cassidy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Pukenui Forest, Northland Forest Park, Northland, NZ
(c) tomasblokker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-07
Almorah Rd, Auckland, Auckland, NZ
(c) Boston Fitzgerald, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-07
Almorah Rd, Auckland, Auckland, NZ
(c) Dylan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-06
North Island, Manawaru, Waikato, NZ
(c) Hannah Rogers, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Ptisana salicina. BISH 720296. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956173419. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/720296.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956173419 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026