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BISH 94092Botany

Dicranopteris linearis

false staghorn fern

As recorded: Gleichenia linearis (Burm.fil.) C.B.Clarke

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Gleicheniales › Gleicheniaceae

Collected by: Takamatsu, M.
Collector number: 1511
Date: April 11, 1936
Locality: Kasioru
Island: Babeldaob Island
Region: Palau
Identified by: Copeland, E.B.
Record type: Preserved specimen

586 Bishop specimens of Dicranopteris linearis · collected 1838–2025Species page ›

Collected the same day

On April 11, 1936, Takamatsu, M. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Dicranopteris linearis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1936. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8,329 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25

Pearl City, HI 96782, USA

(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

815台灣高雄市大社區神農里

(c) Barbeque Bacon burger Woo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23

Rulindo, Rwanda

(c) Bart Wursten, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Crater Rim Dr @ Visitor Center (requires a $15 fee paid to Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park), Hawaii 96785, USA

(c) Teresa Sanders, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Crater Rim Dr @ Visitor Center (requires a $15 fee paid to Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park), Hawaii 96785, USA

(c) Teresa Sanders, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20

Kīlauea, Pahoa, HI, US

(c) kathythor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Dicranopteris linearis. BISH 94092. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956614360. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/94092.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956614360 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026