Orthiopteris firma
As recorded: Orthiopteris firma (Kuhn) Brownlie
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Saccolomataceae
- Collected by
- Meebold, A.
- Collector number
- 16632
- Date
- August 1, 1932
- Island
- Viti Levu
- Region
- Suva, Fiji
- Identified by
- Medler, J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 1, 1932, Meebold, A. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Orthiopteris firma observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1932. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2019-12-08.

2019-12-08
Farino, New Caledonia
(c) Marley Ford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2019-10-21
Yate, New Caledonia
(c) Kenneth Bader, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2019-10-20
Farino, New Caledonia
(c) Kenneth Bader, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2019-10-17
Mont-Dore, NC-SU, NC
(c) naturewatchwidow, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2017-09-30
Ouara, Sud, New Caledonia
(c) Ryan McMinds, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2009-10-26
Hienghène, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) juju98, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Orthiopteris firma. BISH 93932. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956469628. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/93932.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956469628 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
