
Nephrolepis cordifolia
Fishbone Fern
As recorded: Nephrolepis auriculata (L.) Trimen
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Nephrolepidaceae
- Collected by
- Grant, M.L.
- Collector number
- 3568
- Date
- May 13, 1930
- Locality
- Tahiti. Pare, Fautaua, below Diadem
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 875 m
- Identified by
- Miyamoto, F.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 13, 1930, Grant, M.L. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Nephrolepis cordifolia observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10,842 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-31.

2026-10-31
Genova Dr, Oviedo, FL, US
(c) Kerri Mannino-Cuva, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-31
White Trail, Orlando, FL, US
(c) Harmony Desrosiers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-31
Miaoli, TW-TA, TW
(c) 吳昀霏, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-30
Carlos Antonio López, Buenos Aires, CABA, AR
(c) Estefanía DE OLIVEIRA SANTANA, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-30
Qondwane, South Africa
(c) Adel Liebenberg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-30
Wenhua Rd Ln 92, Xitun District, Taichung City, TW
(c) JiaYi Qiu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Nephrolepis cordifolia. BISH 754865. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956301440. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/754865.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956301440 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
