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Asplenium aethiopicum

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BISH 97204Botany

Asplenium aethiopicum

African Spleenwort

As recorded: Asplenium adiantoides (L.) Lam.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Aspleniaceae

Collected by: Yuncker, T.G.
Collector number: 9601
Date: January 12, 1940
Locality: S. of Alofi
Island: Niue Island
Region: Niue
Elevation: 20 m
Identified by: Brownlie, G.
Record type: Preserved specimen

167 Bishop specimens of Asplenium aethiopicum · collected 1819–2024Species page ›

Asplenium aethiopicum observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1940. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 593 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

Asplenium aethiopicum observed 2026-10-26

2026-10-26

Bibbulmun Track, Ocean Beach, WA, AU

(c) Snow Dennis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Asplenium aethiopicum observed 2026-10-23

2026-10-23

Dune Molerat Trail

no rights reserved

Asplenium aethiopicum observed 2026-10-14

2026-10-14

Makhelwane

(c) Kate Braun, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Asplenium aethiopicum observed 2026-10-12

2026-10-12

Cape Le Grand, WA, AU

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

Asplenium aethiopicum observed 2026-10-04

2026-10-04

Mount Roe National Park, Rocky Gully, WA, AU

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

Asplenium aethiopicum observed 2026-10-03

2026-10-03

Rocky Gully WA 6397, Australia

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

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Cite this specimen

Asplenium aethiopicum. BISH 97204. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956563190. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/97204.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956563190 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026