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Asplenium australasicum
As recorded: Asplenium australasicum (J.Sm.) Hook.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Aspleniaceae
- Collected by
- Brown, F.B.H.; Brown, E.D.W.Elizabeth D. Brown Jr. →Hessler Brown →
- Collector number
- 511
- Date
- July 20, 1921
- Locality
- Nukuhiva
- Island
- Nuku Hiva
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 1,000 m
- Identified by
- Lorence, D.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 20, 1921, Brown, F.B.H.; Brown, E.D.W. also collected 16 other specimens.
Asplenium australasicum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1921. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,267 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27
Hermitage Foreshrore Walk, Vaucluse, NSW, AU
(c) Tyler Wilce, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Lake Eacham QLD, Australia
(c) Rene, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Sydney NSW, Australia
(c) DD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21
Lismore NSW 2480, Australia
(c) Nicholas John Fisher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21
Coomera QLD 4209, Australia
(c) Jacoby Cole Stegman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18
Lane Cove, AU-NS-KU, AU-NS, AU
(c) Arnie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Asplenium australasicum. BISH 97040. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956242377. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/97040.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956242377 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
