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Hypolepis elegans
As recorded: Hypolepis elegans subsp. carolinensis Brownsey
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dennstaedtiaceae
- Collected by
- Quayle, E.H.
- Collector number
- 355 C
- Date
- 1922
- Locality
- Rapa Island
- Island
- Rapa
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Identified by
- Brownsey, P.J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Hypolepis elegans observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1922. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2023-11-12.

2023-11-12
Lord Howe Island NSW 2898, Australia
(c) Reece Taverner, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)

2023-11-12
Lord Howe Island NSW 2898, Australia
(c) Reece Taverner, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)

2023-11-12
Lord Howe Island NSW 2898, Australia
(c) Reece Taverner, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)

2023-11-07
Lord Howe Island NSW 2898, Australia
(c) Reece Taverner, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)

2023-05-20
Stevens Reserve, Lord Howe Island, NSW, AU
(c) einadia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2019-10-20
Provincial de Thy, NC-SU-DU, NC-SU, NC
(c) naturewatchwidow, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hypolepis elegans. BISH 93748. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956517573. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/93748.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956517573 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
