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Cibotium barometz
Golden Chicken Fern
As recorded: Cibotium barometz (L.) J.Sm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Cyatheales › Cibotiaceae
- Collected by
- Walker, E.H.; Tawada, S.Sh. Tawada →E.H. Walker →
- Collector number
- 6542
- Date
- August 17, 1951
- Locality
- Yaeyama Gunto: Iriomote Island; between Shira-hama and Sonai.
- Island
- Iriomote Island
- Region
- Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 17, 1951, Walker, E.H.; Tawada, S. also collected 11 other specimens.
Cibotium barometz observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1951. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 267 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.

2026-10-17
Tai Po Kau, New Territories, HK
(c) humidgreen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-02
(c) dryasoctopetala, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-30
香港新界大埔滘
(c) 孟尝君, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-23
555台灣南投縣魚池鄉水社村水社
(c) 陳界良, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-23
555台灣南投縣魚池鄉水社村水社
(c) 陳界良, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-07
Kinabalu, MY-SA-RA, MY-SA, MY
(c) campbellnotjames, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cibotium barometz. BISH 93524. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956166221. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/93524.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956166221 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
