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Hymenophyllum flabellatum
shiny filmy-fern
As recorded: Mecodium flabellatum (Labill.) Copel.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Hymenophyllales › Hymenophyllaceae
- Collected by
- Vaupel, F.
- Collector number
- 454
- Date
- October 11, 1909
- Locality
- Savaii
- Island
- Savaii
- Region
- Samoa
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Magoon, V.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Hymenophyllum flabellatum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1909. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,616 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.
2026-10-28
Kallista, VIC, AU
(c) David Le, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
9586, New Zealand
(c) John Barkla, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-26
Kapiti Coast, Tararua Forest Park, NZ-WG, NZ
(c) Andy McKay, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-26
Akaroa, New Zealand
(c) chrismorse, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Geraldine 7992, New Zealand
(c) Selena Chan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Mt Bruce National Wildlife Centre, Mount Bruce 5881, New Zealand
(c) Max St Clair-Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hymenophyllum flabellatum. BISH 94396. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956377344. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/94396.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956377344 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026