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Dicranopteris linearis
false staghorn fern
As recorded: Dicranopteris linearis (Burm.fil.) Underw.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Gleicheniales › Gleicheniaceae
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- June 1, 1912
- Locality
- British India Sikkim. Region de Darjiiling. Vallee de la Tista.
- Region
- India
- Elevation
- 762 m
- Identified by
- BISH staff
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Dicranopteris linearis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1912. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8,354 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-31.

2026-10-31
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-31
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-31
New Caledonia, NC
(c) Dominique Belge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-31
Reporoa, Waikato, NZ
(c) Srinivasa Shenoy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-29
Brazil
(c) Omar Monzon Carmona, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
Pahoa
(c) John DiDiego, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dicranopteris linearis. BISH 94255. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956534729. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/94255.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956534729 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
