
Haplopteris elongata
Tape Fern
As recorded: Vittaria rigida Kaulf.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Pteridaceae
- Collected by
- Whistler, W.A.
- Collector number
- 5824
- Date
- July 15, 1986
- Locality
- On the second makatea level on the northwest side of the island.
- Island
- Mangaia
- Region
- Cook Islands
- Identified by
- Not on sheet
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 15, 1986, Whistler, W.A. also collected 3 other specimens.
Haplopteris elongata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1986. 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)
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Cite this specimen
Haplopteris elongata. BISH 507680. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956489059. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/507680.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956489059 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
