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Pteris comans
Coastal Brake
As recorded: Pteris comans G.Forst.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Pteridaceae
- Collected by
- Melville, R.; Melville, E.F.; Hamilton, W.M.W.M. Hamilton →E.F. Melville →R. Melville →
- Collector number
- 6620
- Date
- March 7, 1962
- Locality
- Shag Track
- Island
- Little Barrier
- Region
- New Zealand
- Identified by
- Melville, R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 7, 1962, Melville, R.; Melville, E.F.; Hamilton, W.M. also collected 4 other specimens.
Pteris comans observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1962. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2017-11-20.
2017-11-20
Samoa, To-Sua Ocean Trench.
(c) Leon Perrie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2015-08-12
Vanuatu, Efate, Rentapao River area.
(c) Leon Perrie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pteris comans. BISH 762291. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956673681. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/762291.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956673681 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026