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Haplopteris elongata

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BISH 9618Botany

Haplopteris elongata

Tape Fern

As recorded: Haplopteris elongata (Sw.) E.H.Crane

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Pteridaceae

Collected by: St.John, H.; Fosberg, F.R.F. Raymond Fosberg →Harold St.John →
Collector number: 13591
Date: December 24, 1933
Locality: head of Wahiawa Valley
Island: Kauaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Elevation: 488 m
Identified by: Puttock, C.F.
Record type: Preserved specimen

338 Bishop specimens of Haplopteris elongata · collected 1779–2025Species page ›

Haplopteris elongata observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1933. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-07-28.

Haplopteris elongata observed 2025-07-28

2025-07-28

Palolo, Honolulu, HI, USA

(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Haplopteris elongata observed 2025-07-28

2025-07-28

Palolo, Honolulu, HI, USA

(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Haplopteris elongata observed 2024-07-10

2024-07-10

Honolulu County, US-HI, US

(c) Andrew Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Haplopteris elongata observed 2024-07-10

2024-07-10

Honolulu County, US-HI, US

(c) Andrew Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Haplopteris elongata observed 2024-06-11

2024-06-11

Honolulu Watershed Forest Reserve, Honolulu, HI, US

(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Haplopteris elongata observed 2024-05-17

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 9618. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956353750. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/9618.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956353750 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026