
Dryopteris macropholis
As recorded: Dryopteris macropholis Lorence & W.L.Wagner
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dryopteridaceae
- Collected by
- Wood, K.R.
- Collector number
- 6572
- Date
- July 17, 1997
- Locality
- Summit ridge near Haaiputeomo; satellite dish region NE of Vaitahu.
- Island
- Tahuata
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 793 m
- Identified by
- Lorence, D.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 17, 1997, Wood, K.R. also collected 12 other specimens.
Dryopteris macropholis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1997. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2003-12-08.

2003-12-08
Ua Huka, French Polynesia
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2003-01-30
Hiva Oa, French Polynesia
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dryopteris macropholis. BISH 751862. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956322542. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/751862.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956322542 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
