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Christella parasitica
Parasitic Tri-vein Fern
As recorded: Christella parasitica (L.) Lév.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Thelypteridaceae
- Collected by
- Walker, E.H.; Sonohara, S.; Tawada, S.; Amano, T.T. Amano →S. Sonohara →Sh. Tawada →E.H. Walker →
- Collector number
- 6235
- Date
- July 11, 1951
- Locality
- Kunigami, Nago-dake.
- Island
- Okinawa
- Region
- Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 11, 1951, Walker, E.H.; Sonohara, S.; Tawada, S.; Amano, T. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Christella parasitica observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1951. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,522 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-18.

2026-10-18
Taiwan, TW
(c) 山卡比, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18
114台灣臺北市內湖區3HQJ+92
(c) Shiue Ken, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
East District, Chiayi City, TW
(c) 佳恩, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-14
Maunawili, HI 96734, USA
(c) Sam Buswell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-14
臺灣島, 坪林區, 新北市, TW
(c) candycandyflower, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-04
Alameda Lucas Nogueira Garcez, 2510 - Nova Gardênia, Atibaia - SP, 12941-650, Brasil
(c) Aramis Trentin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Christella parasitica. BISH 99901. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956345889. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/99901.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956345889 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
