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Alsophila smithii
Soft Tree Fern
As recorded: Hemitelia smithii (Hook.fil.) Hook.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Cyatheales › Cyatheaceae
- Collected by
- Neal, M.C.
- Collector number
- 546
- Date
- October 14, 1925
- Locality
- Dunedin, Frasers Gully
- Region
- New Zealand
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 14, 1925, Neal, M.C. also collected 16 other specimens.
Alsophila smithii
Botany
Asplenium bulbiferum
Botany
Asplenium flaccidum
Botany
Blechnum lanceola
Botany
Coprosma acerosa
Botany
Coprosma propinqua
Botany
Coprosma rhamnoides
Botany
Coprosma rotundifolia
Botany
Coprosma rotundifolia
Botany
Coprosma rotundifolia
Botany
Cyathophorum bulbosum
Botany
Dennstaedtia novae-zelandiae
Botany
Pseudocyphellaria
Botany
Pseudowintera colorata
Botany
Raukaua edgerleyi
Botany
Sticta
Botany
Alsophila smithii observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1925. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,109 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Waikato, Waikato, New Zealand
(c) mark_smale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Collingwood 7073, New Zealand
(c) Chris Ecroyd, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-25
Collingwood, Tasman, NZ
(c) Rae Lerew, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-23
Waitetuna, New Zealand
(c) mark_smale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Mt Bruce National Wildlife Centre, Mount Bruce 5881, New Zealand
(c) Max St Clair-Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Waitetuna, New Zealand
(c) mark_smale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Alsophila smithii. BISH 93460. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956465763. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/93460.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956465763 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026