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Asplenium nidus

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BISH 98080Botany

Asplenium nidus

Bird's Nest Fern

As recorded: Asplenium nidus L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Aspleniaceae

Collected by: Walker, E.H.; Sonohara, S.; Tawada, S.; Amano, T.T. Amano →S. Sonohara →Sh. Tawada →E.H. Walker →
Collector number: 6128
Date: July 11, 1951
Locality: Kunigami Taminato Ugan.
Island: Okinawa
Region: Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
Identified by: Walker, E.H.
Record type: Preserved specimen

286 Bishop specimens of Asplenium nidus · collected 1817–2025Species page ›

Asplenium nidus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1951. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,006 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.

Asplenium nidus observed 2026-10-22

2026-10-22

Sungai Buloh, Selangor, MY

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

Asplenium nidus observed 2026-10-21

2026-10-21

8M3H+RHQ, Panabo, Davao del Norte, Philippines

(c) Noe Luzgano, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Asplenium nidus observed 2026-10-16

2026-10-16

Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA

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

Asplenium nidus observed 2026-10-12

2026-10-12

Central and Western, HK

(c) Hugo Sun, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Asplenium nidus observed 2026-10-10

2026-10-10

Micheweni, Tanzania

(c) Jonathan Walz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Asplenium nidus observed 2026-10-07

2026-10-07

Percival Rd, Singapore, SG, SG

(c) Hugo Sun, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Asplenium nidus. BISH 98080. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956633302. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/98080.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956633302 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026