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Asplenium australasicum

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BISH 97123Botany

Asplenium australasicum

Bird's nest fern

As recorded: Asplenium australasicum (J.Sm.) Hook.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Aspleniaceae

Collected by: Stokes, A.M.
Collector number: 31
Date: June 10, 1921
Locality: Ororangi, on S. sheltered side of gulch
Island: Rapa
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 107 m
Identified by: Florence, J.
Record type: Preserved specimen

97 Bishop specimens of Asplenium australasicum · collected 1759–2024Species page ›

Asplenium australasicum observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1921. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,268 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

Asplenium australasicum observed 2026-10-28

2026-10-28

Bunna Pl, Woollahra, NSW, AU

(c) James, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Asplenium australasicum observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

Hermitage Foreshrore Walk, Vaucluse, NSW, AU

(c) Tyler Wilce, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Asplenium australasicum observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

Lake Eacham QLD, Australia

(c) Rene, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Asplenium australasicum observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

Sydney NSW, Australia

(c) DD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Asplenium australasicum observed 2026-10-21

2026-10-21

Lismore NSW 2480, Australia

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

Asplenium australasicum observed 2026-10-21

2026-10-21

Coomera QLD 4209, Australia

(c) Jacoby Cole Stegman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Asplenium australasicum. BISH 97123. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956442244. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/97123.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956442244 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026