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Ophioderma pendulum
ribbon fern
As recorded: Ophioglossum pendulum L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Ophioglossales › Ophioglossaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Cooke Jr., C.M.C.H. Cooke {=Clarence H. Cooke Jr. →Harold St.John →
- Collector number
- 17237
- Date
- October 5, 1934
- Locality
- Valley E. of Mt. Orotaio,
- Island
- Raiatea
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 150 m
- Identified by
- Clausen, R.J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 5, 1934, St.John, H.; Cooke Jr., C.M. also collected 4 other specimens.
Ophioderma pendulum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 468 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-16.
2026-10-16
雲仙樂園, 烏來區, 新北市, TW
(c) yeh jiannrong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-23
Yigo, Guam
(c) CJ Paulino, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-22
SW 97th Ave, Miami, FL, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-20
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-19
Daintree National Park, Cape Tribulation, QLD, AU
(c) joywill, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-19
Cape Tribulation QLD 4873, Australia
(c) rivendel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Ophioderma pendulum. BISH 95956. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956152320. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/95956.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956152320 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026