BISH 755889Botany

Nephrolepis obliterata

Australian sword fern

As recorded: Arthropteris obliterata (R.Br.) J.Sm.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Nephrolepidaceae

Collected by: Harris, A.
Collector number: 388
Date: July 27, 1938
Locality: S. of Muao's fale
Island: Tau
Region: American Samoa
Elevation: 213 m
Identified by: Christensen, C.
Record type: Preserved specimen

74 Bishop specimens of Nephrolepis obliterata · collected 1906–2012Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 27, 1938, Harris, A. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Nephrolepis obliterata observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1938. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2019-11-20.

2019-11-20

Lord Howe Island NSW 2898, Australia

(c) John B, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Nephrolepis obliterata. BISH 755889. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956570966. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/755889.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956570966 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026