Platycerium alcicorne
4
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1875
First collected
1929
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1875 by Hildebrandt, T.M. (Comoro-Tusel Tohanna: Pomoni-Niederung. In schalligea Thalern au Bauuslannes eu besonders Corospalmea haufig Nisthin Geboge. Annotated in pencil: "Comoros Is. N. of Madagascar?".). The Museum last collected it in 1929; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as October 6, 2026.
From the collection
Alive today
31 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-10-06
EN282, Dondo, MZ
(c) duartetacarvalho, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-04
Kani-Keli, YT
(c) Mathieu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-13
Boueni, YT
(c) Mathieu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-21
Chirongui, YT
(c) youn22, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-11-13
Falierana, Madagascar
(c) dennis-mada, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-10-09
Mahasoa Miara Miasa, Madagascar
(c) Helle Hvitved, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-12-07
Greater Letaba Local Municipality, South Africa
(c) Nyiko Gift Mutileni, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-06-10
Circular Route, Mbombela, MP, ZA
(c) Jenny, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)