Leptopteris wilkesiana

As recorded: Leptopteris wilkesiana (Brack.) Christ

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Osmundales › Osmundaceae

Collected by: Smith, A.C.
Collector number: 615
Date: November 28, 1933
Locality: southwestern slope of Mount Mbatini
Island: Vanua Levu
Region: Thakaundrove, Fiji
Elevation: 500 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

18 Bishop specimens of Leptopteris wilkesiana · collected 1864–1978Species page ›

Collected the same day

On November 28, 1933, Smith, A.C. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Leptopteris wilkesiana observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1933. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2023-06-23.

2023-06-23

Bourail, Sud, New Caledonia

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

2021-11-14

Canala, Nouvelle-Calédonie

(c) Pierre-Louis Stenger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-11-13

Canala, Nouvelle-Calédonie

(c) Pierre-Louis Stenger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-08-14

Thio, Nouvelle-Calédonie

(c) Pierre-Louis Stenger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2020-10-17

Plateau de Dogny, Canala, Nouvelle-Calédonie

(c) Pierre-Louis Stenger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2019-10-16

Païta, NC-SU, NC

(c) naturewatchwidow, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Cite this specimen

Leptopteris wilkesiana. BISH 96060. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956182018. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/96060.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956182018 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026