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Asplenium nidus
Bird's Nest Fern
As recorded: Asplenium nidus L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Aspleniaceae
- Collected by
- Takeuchi, W.N.
- Collector number
- 8867
- Date
- March 14, 1993
- Locality
- Uni-Bumayong
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
- Elevation
- 10 m
- Identified by
- Takeuchi, W.N.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 14, 1993, Takeuchi, W.N. also collected 14 other specimens.
Asplenium nidus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1993. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,007 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.

2026-10-22
Sungai Buloh, Selangor, MY
(c) fisyafisyi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21
8M3H+RHQ, Panabo, Davao del Norte, Philippines
(c) Noe Luzgano, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-12
Central and Western, HK
(c) Hugo Sun, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10
Micheweni, Tanzania
(c) Jonathan Walz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-07
Percival Rd, Singapore, SG, SG
(c) Hugo Sun, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Asplenium nidus. BISH 745157. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956688396. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/745157.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956688396 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
