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Asplenium australasicum
Bird's nest fern
As recorded: Asplenium australasicum (J.Sm.) Hook.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Aspleniaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.
- Collector number
- 14795a
- Date
- February 4, 1941
- Locality
- Vicinity of Nandarivatu
- Island
- Viti Levu
- Region
- Tholo North, Fiji
- Elevation
- 825 m
- Identified by
- Brownlie, G.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 4, 1941, Degener, O. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Asplenium australasicum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1941. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,274 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.

2026-10-29
Queensland, AU
(c) Greg Tasney, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2026-10-28
Bunna Pl, Woollahra, NSW, AU
(c) James, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
Mundoolun QLD, Australia
(c) PeterCopping, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Asplenium australasicum. BISH 97629. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956254575. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/97629.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956254575 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
