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Nephrolepis cordifolia
Fishbone Fern
As recorded: Nephrolepis cordifolia (L.) C.Presl
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Nephrolepidaceae
- Collected by
- Pitisopa, F.; Gardner, M.F.; Herrington, S.; Kosui, P.; Olisae, R.; Tofu, P.M.F. Gardner →S. Herrington →P. Kosui →R. Olisae →F. Pitisopa →P. Tofu →
- Collector number
- 38
- Date
- October 11, 2008
- Locality
- Mt Veve, route to summit from the coastal town of Poitete; summit crater
- Island
- Kolombangara
- Region
- Western Province, Solomon Islands
- Elevation
- 1,105 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 11, 2008, Pitisopa, F.; Gardner, M.F.; Herrington, S.; Kosui, P.; Olisae, R.; Tofu, P. also collected 7 other specimens.
Nephrolepis cordifolia observed alive
This specimen was collected in 2008. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10,821 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28
605台灣嘉義縣阿里山鄉二萬平火車站
(c) 歐陽秀華, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Whangārei Heads 0174, New Zealand
(c) Kyle Klotz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
N 78th St, Temple Terrace, FL, US
(c) rockeater, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Kamarun Lookout Rd, Cainbable, QLD, AU
(c) Teri, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
N Union Ave, Ozark, AL, US
(c) pcharris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Nephrolepis cordifolia. BISH 768729. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956569752. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/768729.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956569752 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
