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Haplopteris elongata
As recorded: Haplopteris elongata (Sw.) E.H.Crane
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Pteridaceae
- Collected by
- Lyon, H.L.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- November 28, 1909
- Locality
- Palolo, west ridge.
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 28, 1909, Lyon, H.L. also collected 18 other specimens.
Haplopteris elongata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1909. 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 767636. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956156555. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/767636.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956156555 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
