BISH 755754Botany

Psilotum nudum

skeleton fork fern

As recorded: Psilotum nudum (L.) P.Beauv.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Psilotales › Psilotaceae

Collected by: St.John, H.
Collector number: 14599
Date: May 28, 1934
Locality: Northwest side of Aukena Island.
Island: Aukena Island
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 3 m
Identified by: Copeland, E.B.
Record type: Preserved specimen

485 Bishop specimens of Psilotum nudum · collected 1850–2022Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 28, 1934, St.John, H. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Psilotum nudum observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9,902 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-30.

2026-10-30

106台灣臺北市大安區龍門里

(c) 陳美慧, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-29

Manoa Falls Trail, Kailua, HI, US

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

2026-10-29

Manoa Rd, Kailua, HI, US

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

2026-10-28

North Key Largo, FL 33037, USA

(c) Isaac Lord, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28

Homestead, FL, US

(c) maddie robuck, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

New South Wales, AU

(c) Michelle Colpus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Psilotum nudum. BISH 755754. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956231258. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/755754.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956231258 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026