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Adiantum venustum
Himalayan maidenhair fern
As recorded: Adiantum venustum D.Don
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Pteridaceae
- Collected by
- Manford, A.F.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- September 18, 1886
- Locality
- Between Nag Kauda & Baghi. North flank of ahatu.
- Region
- India
- Elevation
- 2,530 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Adiantum venustum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1886. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 30 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-20.
2026-05-20
Bashigram, Pakistan
(c) Azan Khan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-08
Kohistan, Pakistan
(c) Azan Khan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-03
Arboretum , Ellerhoop, Schleswig-Holstein, DE
(c) witty79, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-26
Rose Cottage, Yelverton, England, GB
(c) rhodomella, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-16
Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang, CN-SC, CN
(c) GMarques, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-13
九寨沟县, 阿坝藏族羌族自治州, 四川省, CN
(c) night-heron, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Adiantum venustum. BISH 96472. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956518760. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/96472.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956518760 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026