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Orthiopteris firma

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BISH 93936Botany

Orthiopteris firma

As recorded: Orthiopteris firma (Kuhn) Brownlie

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Saccolomataceae

Collected by: Parks, H.E.
Collector number: 20923
Date: July 1, 1927
Locality: Mt. Korobamba
Island: Viti Levu
Region: Fiji
Elevation: 500 m
Identified by: Medler, J.
Record type: Preserved specimen

14 Bishop specimens of Orthiopteris firma · collected 1911–1981Species page ›

Orthiopteris firma observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1927. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2019-12-08.

Orthiopteris firma observed 2019-12-08

2019-12-08

Farino, New Caledonia

(c) Marley Ford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

Orthiopteris firma observed 2019-10-21

2019-10-21

Yate, New Caledonia

(c) Kenneth Bader, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Orthiopteris firma observed 2019-10-20

2019-10-20

Farino, New Caledonia

(c) Kenneth Bader, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Orthiopteris firma observed 2019-10-17

2019-10-17

Mont-Dore, NC-SU, NC

(c) naturewatchwidow, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Orthiopteris firma observed 2017-09-30

2017-09-30

Ouara, Sud, New Caledonia

(c) Ryan McMinds, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Orthiopteris firma observed 2009-10-26

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 93936. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956563739. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/93936.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956563739 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026