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Haplopteris elongata
Tape Fern
As recorded: Haplopteris elongata (Sw.) E.H.Crane
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Pteridaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 542 K
- Date
- October 8, 1916
- Locality
- Ka Loko Reservoir, Kilauea
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Puttock, C.F.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 8, 1916, Forbes, C.N. also collected 7 other specimens.
Haplopteris elongata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1916. 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 9627. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956487487. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/9627.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956487487 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
