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Haplopteris elongata
Tape Fern
As recorded: Haplopteris elongata (Sw.) E.H.Crane
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Pteridaceae
- Collected by
- Flynn, T.W.; Harder, D.Timothy Flynn →D. Harder →
- Collector number
- 2960
- Date
- April 26, 1988
- Locality
- Lihue, Hoary Head Range, N side, leading to Kamaulele
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 335 m
- Identified by
- Puttock, C.F.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 26, 1988, Flynn, T.W.; Harder, D. also collected 9 other specimens.
Haplopteris elongata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1988. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-07-28.
2025-07-28
Palolo, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-07-28
Palolo, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-07-10
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Andrew Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-07-10
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Andrew Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-06-11
Honolulu Watershed Forest Reserve, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-05-17
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Haplopteris elongata. BISH 530610. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956284026. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/530610.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956284026 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026