Nephrolepis obliterata

Australian sword fern

As recorded: Arthropteris obliterata (R.Br.) J.Sm.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Nephrolepidaceae

Collected by: Christophersen, E.
Collector number: 2968
Date: October 26, 1931
Locality: Salailua
Island: Savaii
Region: Samoa
Elevation: 75 m
Identified by: Christensen, C.
Record type: Preserved specimen

74 Bishop specimens of Nephrolepis obliterata · collected 1906–2012Species page ›

Collected the same day

On October 26, 1931, Christophersen, E. also collected 23 other specimens.

Nephrolepis obliterata observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1931. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2019-11-20.

2019-11-20

Lord Howe Island NSW 2898, Australia

(c) John B, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Nephrolepis obliterata. BISH 96663. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956178666. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/96663.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956178666 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026