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Acrostichum aureum
Golden Leather Fern
As recorded: Acrostichum aureum L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Pteridaceae
- Collected by
- Christophersen, E.
- Collector number
- 919
- Date
- October 11, 1929
- Locality
- near taga
- Island
- Savaii
- Region
- Samoa
- Elevation
- 10 m
- Identified by
- Christensen, C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 11, 1929, Christophersen, E. also collected 1 other specimen.
Acrostichum aureum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,003 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.
2026-10-29
Coomera QLD 4209, Australia
(c) Timothy Ouchtomsky, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Welsby QLD, Australia
(c) Paul Donatiu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Townsville QLD, Australia
(c) drmattnimbs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Goiabeiras, Vitória - ES, Brasil
(c) rseabra, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Pulau Bokor, Indonesia
(c) Ganjar Cahyadi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Cova-Lima, Timor-Leste
(c) crocattackdatabase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Acrostichum aureum. BISH 96178. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956246985. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/96178.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956246985 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026