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Asplenium nidus
Bird's Nest Fern
As recorded: Asplenium nidus L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Aspleniaceae
- Collected by
- Bryan Jr., E.H.
- Collector number
- 1402
- Date
- August 12, 1938
- Island
- Palmyra Atoll
- Elevation
- 2 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 12, 1938, Bryan Jr., E.H. also collected 11 other specimens.
Asplenium nidus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1938. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,007 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.
2026-10-22
Sungai Buloh, Selangor, MY
(c) fisyafisyi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
8M3H+RHQ, Panabo, Davao del Norte, Philippines
(c) Noe Luzgano, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-12
Central and Western, HK
(c) Hugo Sun, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
Micheweni, Tanzania
(c) Jonathan Walz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-07
Percival Rd, Singapore, SG, SG
(c) Hugo Sun, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Asplenium nidus. BISH 96966. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956268828. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/96966.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956268828 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026