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Lepisorus spicatus
As recorded: Belvisia spicata (L.fil.) Mirb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Polypodiaceae
- Collected by
- Jones, W.B.
- Collector number
- 1582
- Date
- October 18, 1922
- Locality
- Nukuhiva
- Island
- Nuku Hiva
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 400 m
- Identified by
- Brown, E.; Brown, F.Elizabeth D. Brown Jr. →Hessler Brown →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 18, 1922, Jones, W.B. also collected 4 other specimens.
Lepisorus spicatus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1922. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 22 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-26.
2026-07-26
Guam, Agat, Guam, US
(c) rupununiwildlife, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-12
Ainaro, Timor-Leste
(c) Domingos da Costa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-23
Diana, MG-AS, MG
(c) eec, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-27
Moramanga, Madagascar
(c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-01-27
La Plaine-des-Palmistes 97431, Réunion
(c) Jean-Philippe BASUYAUX, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-01-27
La Plaine-des-Palmistes 97431, Réunion
(c) Jean-Philippe BASUYAUX, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Lepisorus spicatus. BISH 98579. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956175305. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/98579.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956175305 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026