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Sphaeropteris lunulata
As recorded: Cyathea lunulata (G.Forst.) Copel.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Cyatheales › Cyatheaceae
- Collected by
- Christophersen, E.; Hume, E.P.Erling Christophersen →E.P. Hume →
- Collector number
- 2536
- Date
- August 27, 1931
- Locality
- Below Olo
- Island
- Savaii
- Region
- Samoa
- Elevation
- 659 m
- Identified by
- Christensen, C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 27, 1931, Christophersen, E.; Hume, E.P. also collected 9 other specimens.
Sphaeropteris lunulata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1931. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-05.
2026-09-05
Guam
(c) js671, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-05
Guam
(c) js671, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-12
Guam
(c) kaeliswift, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-07-19
'Eua Prope, Tonga
(c) Hyongchan Kim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-07-19
'Eua Prope, Tonga
(c) Hyongchan Kim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-07-12
Northern Division, Fiji
(c) pratyeka, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sphaeropteris lunulata. BISH 93026. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956606991. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/93026.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956606991 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026