BISH 754761Botany

Histiopteris incisa

Water Fern

As recorded: Histiopteris incisa (Thunb.) J.Sm.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dennstaedtiaceae

Collected by: Moore, J.W.
Collector number: 139
Date: September 25, 1926
Locality: Raiatea
Island: Raiatea
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 360 m
Identified by: Not on sheet
Record type: Preserved specimen

149 Bishop specimens of Histiopteris incisa · collected 1903–2009Species page ›

Collected the same day

On September 25, 1926, Moore, J.W. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Histiopteris incisa observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6,525 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

Kaimai Mamaku Conservation Park, NZ-BP-WB, NZ-BP, NZ

(c) Daniel Fitz-Gerald, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

Duranbah, NSW, AU

(c) Amelia Watson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

Balmoral Rd after Malvern Rd, Leura NSW 2780, Australia

(c) Peter Woodard, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

Leeston, New Zealand

(c) gerogee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

Waiopehu Ridge Scenic Reserve, NZ-MW-HW, NZ-MW, NZ

(c) Alfie Benbow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24

Pūponga 7073, New Zealand

(c) Linda Jane Keegan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Histiopteris incisa. BISH 754761. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956274676. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/754761.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956274676 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026