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Haplopteris elongata
Tape Fern
As recorded: Vittaria elongata Sw.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Pteridaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 17392
- Date
- October 11, 1934
- Locality
- Mt. Purauti, E. ridge.
- Island
- Tahaa
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 400 m
- Identified by
- Copeland, E.B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 11, 1934, St.John, H. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Haplopteris elongata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 936 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-14.

2026-10-14
Nantou, TW-TA, TW
(c) Chen Shu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-13
Nantou, TW-TA, TW
(c) Chen Shu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11
227台灣新北市雙溪區虎豹潭[新巴士]
(c) lubukun, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-22
臺灣島, 瑞芳區, 新北市, TW
(c) polingtwn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-22
901台灣屏東縣三地門鄉
(c) 駿, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-08
Taiwan
(c) lubukun, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Haplopteris elongata. BISH 108076. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956534070. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/108076.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956534070 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
