Sphaerostephanos heterocarpus

As recorded: Sphaerostephanos heterocarpus (Blume) Holttum

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Thelypteridaceae

Collected by: Balick, M.J.; et al.
Collector number: 4216
Date: August 18, 2001
Locality: Salapwuk, Pohnoalrap
Island: Pohnpei
Region: Kitti Municipality, Micronesia
Elevation: 250 m
Identified by: Smith, A.R.
Record type: Preserved specimen

17 Bishop specimens of Sphaerostephanos heterocarpus · collected 1909–2007Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 18, 2001, Balick, M.J.; et al. also collected 23 other specimens.

Sphaerostephanos heterocarpus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 2001. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-14.

2026-08-14

Wooroonooran QLD 4860, Australia

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

2026-04-24

企嶺下老圍

no rights reserved

2024-08-03

Wooroonooran, Cairns - Pt B, AU-QL, AU

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

2024-03-14

Wooroonooran QLD 4860, Australia

(c) Mitchell Long, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-11-17

Kadavu Province, Fiji

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

2022-12-25

Muaro Jambi Regency, Jambi, Indonesia

(c) Naufal Urfi Dhiya'ulhaq, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Sphaerostephanos heterocarpus. BISH 721624. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956244478. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/721624.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956244478 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026

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