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Haplopteris elongata
As recorded: Vittaria elongata Sw.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Pteridaceae
- Collected by
- Christophersen, E.
- Collector number
- 896
- Date
- October 7, 1929
- Locality
- above Aopo, 1902 lava fields
- Island
- Savaii
- Region
- Samoa
- Elevation
- 1,300 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 7, 1929, Christophersen, E. also collected 22 other specimens.
Haplopteris elongata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 937 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Haplopteris elongata. BISH 108127. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956236689. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/108127.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956236689 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
