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Helminthostachys zeylanica
Flowering Fern
As recorded: Helminthostachys zeylanica (L.) Hook.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Ophioglossales › Ophioglossaceae
- Collected by
- Wagner, W.H.
- Collector number
- 3753
- Date
- August 22, 1945
- Locality
- Tugnug Point, Guiuan. Swamp on Calicoan.
- Island
- Samar
- Region
- Philippines
- Identified by
- Copeland, E.B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 22, 1945, Wagner, W.H. also collected 2 other specimens.
Helminthostachys zeylanica observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1945. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 122 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-13.
2026-10-13
ตำบล แม่หวาด อำเภอ ธารโต ยะลา ประเทศไทย
(c) BioM_Akekachoke.B, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-28
Eubenangee QLD 4860, Australia
(c) Nadir Runkovski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-30
Manoora QLD, Australia
(c) Steve Fitzgerald, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2026-07-08
Kalobo, Salawati Tengah, Raja Ampat Regency, Southwest Papua, Indonesia
(c) Yanuar Ishaq Dc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2026-06-21
9JV4+C8P, Digboi, Assam 786171, India
(c) Nihar Gogoi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-12
Tanjung Puting, ID-KT-KB, ID-KT, ID
(c) keegancongleton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Helminthostachys zeylanica. BISH 95931. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956182706. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/95931.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956182706 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026