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Pelazoneuron patens
Grid-scale maiden fern
As recorded: Christella patens (Sw.) Holttum
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Thelypteridaceae
- Collected by
- Stewart, A.
- Collector number
- 915
- Date
- August 8, 1905
- Locality
- James Bay
- Island
- James
- Region
- Ecuador
- Elevation
- 655 m
- Identified by
- Smith, A.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 8, 1905, Stewart, A. also collected 5 other specimens.
Pelazoneuron patens observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1905. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-12-20.

2025-12-20
Basse-Terre, Trois-Rivières, GP
(c) fabienne niebler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-06-23
(c) Octavio Rivera Hernández, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-04-07
Ravine Madeleine
(c) Brian Oakes Haiti Hunter, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2021-12-12
Дагуа, Валье-дель-Каука, Колумбия
(c) ramazan_murtazaliev, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-04-27
Anse d'Hainault, HT-GR, HT
(c) Martin Reith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2020-04-16
Paraiso, DO-BH, DO
(c) Martin Reith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pelazoneuron patens. BISH 753423. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956188057. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/753423.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956188057 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
