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Vandenboschia maxima
As recorded: Crepidomanes maximum (Blume) K.Iwats.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Hymenophyllales › Hymenophyllaceae
- Collected by
- Schlechter, F.R.R.
- Collector number
- 17746
- Date
- May 19, 1908
- Locality
- Kaiser-Wilhelmsland
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- Kaiser-Wilhelmsland, Papua New Guinea
- Elevation
- 1,000 m
- Identified by
- Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 19, 1908, Schlechter, F.R.R. also collected 1 other specimen.
Vandenboschia maxima observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1908. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 28 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-03.
2026-07-03
臺灣島, 雙溪區, 新北市, TW
(c) 方偉宇, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-26
Hualien, TW-TA, TW
(c) 艸目伊, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-28
Taiwan, TW
(c) memo_1, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-27
223台灣新北市石碇區永安里
(c) Chun-yeh Huang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-13
高遶溪古圳步道
(c) sandy-huiping, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-11
New Taipei, TW-NT-TP, TW
(c) yii, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Vandenboschia maxima. BISH 750102. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956188043. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/750102.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956188043 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026