Cheilanthes tenuifolia
Curly Fern
As recorded: Cheilanthes tenuifolia (Burm.fil.) Sw.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Pteridaceae
- Collected by
- Bamler, M.G.
- Collector number
- 31
- Date
- 1911
- Locality
- Papua New Guinea
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
- Elevation
- 100 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Cheilanthes tenuifolia observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1911. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,091 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Cosmo Newbery, WA, AU
(c) Walkabout whyldling, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Coomera QLD 4209, Australia
(c) Jacoby Cole Stegman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Browns Rd, Monarto, SA, AU
(c) dlssld, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Jervis Bay, NSW, AU
(c) maxwell_167, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Kumharawand, Chhattisgarh, India
(c) Sangeeta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Baulkham Hills - North, AU-NS, AU
(c) J E Nash, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cheilanthes tenuifolia. BISH 99175. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956347182. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/99175.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956347182 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)
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