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Asplenium gibberosum
As recorded: Loxoscaphe gibberosum (G.Forst.) T.Moore
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Aspleniaceae
- Collected by
- MacDaniels, L.H.
- Collector number
- 1672
- Date
- June 12, 1927
- Locality
- Vaita Valley, Tautira, slope
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 250 m
- Identified by
- Florence, J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 12, 1927, MacDaniels, L.H. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Asplenium gibberosum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1927. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-31.

2026-07-31
Naitasiri, Fiji
(c) Leon Perrie, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2017-09-28
Cook Islands, Rarotonga, Upper Papua Valley
no rights reserved

2017-09-28
Cook Islands, Rarotonga, Papua Valley
no rights reserved

2015-08-13
Vanuatu, Tanna, main road across island, near summit.
(c) Leon Perrie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2015-07-29
Rarotonga
(c) Colin Meurk, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2015-07-29
Rarotonga
(c) Colin Meurk, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Asplenium gibberosum. BISH 97142. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956601272. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/97142.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956601272 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
