Ptisana salicina
King fern
As recorded: Ptisana salicina (Sm.) Murdock
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Marattiales › Marattiaceae
- Collected by
- Grant, M.L.
- Collector number
- 4227
- Date
- September 21, 1930
- Locality
- Papenoo, Orofena.
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 949 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Marks, S.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 21, 1930, Grant, M.L. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Ptisana salicina observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 571 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-18.
2026-10-18
Paraparaumu Ward, Wellington, NZ
(c) hamham72, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Conservation Area - Pirongia (Corcoran Road), NZ-WK-WP, NZ-WK, NZ
(c) Liam Cassidy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Pukenui Forest, Northland Forest Park, Northland, NZ
(c) tomasblokker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-07
Almorah Rd, Auckland, Auckland, NZ
(c) Boston Fitzgerald, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-07
Almorah Rd, Auckland, Auckland, NZ
(c) Dylan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-06
North Island, Manawaru, Waikato, NZ
(c) Hannah Rogers, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ptisana salicina. BISH 755275. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956579253. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/755275.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956579253 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026