
Microsorum scolopendria
monarch fern
As recorded: Phymatosorus scolopendria (Burm.fil.) Pic.Serm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Polypodiaceae
- Collected by
- Raynor, P.
- Collector number
- 141
- Date
- August 26, 2003
- Locality
- Madolenihmw: Pereu, Kepirohi
- Island
- Pohnpei
- Region
- Micronesia
- Coordinates
- 6.8478, 158.3040
- Elevation
- 14 m
- Identified by
- Lorence, D.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On August 26, 2003, Raynor, P. also collected 6 other specimens.
Still here: Microsorum scolopendria observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 2003. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 24 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-08-20.

2026-08-20
Romantic Road, FM
(c) Keesha Primo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-03
Romantic Road, FM
(c) Jenry-Thor Robert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-21
College Road, FM
(c) ashleyjonathan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-28
Dekehtik
(c) Dave Schatzmann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-01-23
Romantic Rd, FM
(c) cathleenmudong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-08-07
Pohnpei, FM
(c) Christine McCormack, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Microsorum scolopendria. BISH 747204. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956435229. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/747204.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956435229 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
