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Asplenium formosum
showy spleenwort
As recorded: Asplenium formosum Willd.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Aspleniaceae
- Collected by
- Stewart, A.
- Collector number
- 829
- Date
- February 28, 1906
- Locality
- Galapagos Islands
- Island
- Charles Island
- Region
- Ecuador
- Elevation
- 305 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 28, 1906, Stewart, A. also collected 1 other specimen.
Asplenium formosum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1906. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 22 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-22.
2026-06-22
Puerto Rico
(c) Omar Monzon Carmona, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-11
Yarmein, Liberia
(c) Carel Jongkind, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-24
(c) Omar Monzon Carmona, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-21
Botucatu, SP, BR
(c) Luiz Fernando da Silva Candido, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-02
(c) Steve Maldonado Silvestrini, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-02
(c) Omar Monzon Carmona, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Asplenium formosum. BISH 98504. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956502095. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/98504.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956502095 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026