Hymenophyllum demissum

drooping filmy fern

As recorded: Mecodium demissum (G.Forst.) Copel.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Hymenophyllales › Hymenophyllaceae

Collected by: Carse, H.
Collector number: 721
Date: November 30, 1913
Locality: Forêt de Kaiaka.
Region: New Zealand
Record type: Preserved specimen

32 Bishop specimens of Hymenophyllum demissum · collected 1909–1986Species page ›

Hymenophyllum demissum observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1913. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,092 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28

Kaingaroa Forest, Murupara, Waikato, NZ

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

2026-10-26

Redwood Bush Reserve, Wellington, Wellington, NZ

(c) Melanie Newfield, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-26

Akaroa, New Zealand

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

2026-10-25

Picton, New Zealand

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

2026-10-22

Coromandel, Waikato, NZ

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

2026-10-21

Tongariro National Park, Tongariro, NZ-WK-TP, NZ-WK, NZ

(c) woody832, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Cite this specimen

Hymenophyllum demissum. BISH 763186. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956155851. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/763186.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956155851 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026