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Blechnopsis orientalis
As recorded: Blechnum orientale L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Blechnaceae
- Collected by
- Buelow, G.P.
- Collector number
- 3049
- Date
- July 31, 1982
- Locality
- Plateau around highest crater, NE side
- Island
- Kao Island
- Region
- Tonga
- Elevation
- 800 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 31, 1982, Buelow, G.P. also collected 21 other specimens.
Blechnopsis orientalis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,997 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-19.

2026-10-19
313台灣新竹縣尖石鄉義興村M5VH+57
(c) Jamela Fan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15
Lam Tsuen, New Territories, Hong Kong
(c) poq, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15
114台灣臺北市內湖區內溝里
(c) 流蘇, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-09
Yuanshan Rd Ln 455, Zhonghe District, New Taipei City, TW
(c) 蘇晨安, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-09
307台灣新竹縣芎林鄉永興村飛鳳山觀日亭
(c) 水牛, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-05
(c) johnchau, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Blechnopsis orientalis. BISH 639556. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956336605. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/639556.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956336605 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
