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Tmesipteris gracilis
As recorded: Tmesipteris gracilis Chinnock
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Psilotales › Psilotaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Fosberg, F.R.F. Raymond Fosberg →Harold St.John →
- Collector number
- 17055
- Date
- September 20, 1934
- Locality
- Orofena, east side of south ridge.
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 1,220 m
- Identified by
- Chinnock, R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 20, 1934, St.John, H.; Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Tmesipteris gracilis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2017-11-13.

2017-11-13
Puama'u, Hiva Oa, French Polynesia
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2004-07-10
Hiva Oa, French Polynesia
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2003-06-27
Hiva Oa, French Polynesia
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Tmesipteris gracilis. BISH 755791. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956674344. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/755791.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956674344 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
