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Nephrolepis biserrata in life — In life — Broad Sword Fern, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Benjamin Schwartz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Benjamin Schwartz

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Nephrolepis biserrata

Broad Sword Fern

As recorded: Nephrolepis biserrata (Sw.) Schott

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Nephrolepidaceae

Collected by: Sykes, W.R.
Collector number: 118/FP
Date: May 6, 1992
Locality: Rairua area
Island: Raivavae
Region: French Polynesia
Identified by: Sykes, W.R.
Record type: Preserved specimen

217 Bishop specimens of Nephrolepis biserrata · collected 1860–2026Species page ›

Nephrolepis biserrata observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1992. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,624 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

Nephrolepis biserrata observed 2026-10-26

2026-10-26

231台灣新北市新店區文山國中

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

Nephrolepis biserrata observed 2026-10-15

2026-10-15

114台灣臺北市內湖區內溝里

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

Nephrolepis biserrata observed 2026-10-06

2026-10-06

Daan District, Taipei City, TW

(c) Julie Chu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Nephrolepis biserrata observed 2026-10-05

2026-10-05

Yucatán, MX

(c) Paulina Chi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Nephrolepis biserrata observed 2026-10-04

2026-10-04

945台灣屏東縣牡丹鄉

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

Nephrolepis biserrata observed 2026-10-04

2026-10-04

945台灣屏東縣牡丹鄉

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

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Cite this specimen

Nephrolepis biserrata. BISH 757603. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956420872. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/757603.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956420872 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026