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Acrostichum aureum
Golden Leather Fern
As recorded: Acrostichum aureum L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Pteridaceae
- Collected by
- Lecard, M.T.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- October 20, 1879
- Locality
- Moutaynes boisees Bourail.
- Island
- New Caledonia
- Region
- New Caledonia
- Elevation
- 600 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 20, 1879, Lecard, M.T. also collected 6 other specimens.
Acrostichum aureum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1879. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,999 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
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)
2026-10-22
Cova-Lima, Timor-Leste
(c) crocattackdatabase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Branyan QLD 4670, Australia
(c) lachyg70, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Florida, US
(c) pkondrashov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Acrostichum aureum. BISH 96206. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956563187. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/96206.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956563187 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026