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Blechnopsis orientalis

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BISH 98726Botany

Blechnopsis orientalis

As recorded: Blechnum orientale L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Blechnaceae

Collected by: St.John, H.
Collector number: 17334
Date: October 10, 1934
Locality: Tahaa: Mt. Purauti, # side
Island: Tahaa
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 200 m
Identified by: Copeland, E.B.
Record type: Preserved specimen

230 Bishop specimens of Blechnopsis orientalis · collected 1869–2026Species page ›

Blechnopsis orientalis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,996 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-19.

Blechnopsis orientalis observed 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)

Blechnopsis orientalis observed 2026-10-15

2026-10-15

Lam Tsuen, New Territories, Hong Kong

(c) poq, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Blechnopsis orientalis observed 2026-10-15

2026-10-15

114台灣臺北市內湖區內溝里

(c) 流蘇, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Blechnopsis orientalis observed 2026-10-09

2026-10-09

Yuanshan Rd Ln 455, Zhonghe District, New Taipei City, TW

(c) 蘇晨安, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Blechnopsis orientalis observed 2026-10-09

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)

Blechnopsis orientalis observed 2026-10-05

2026-10-05

(c) johnchau, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Blechnopsis orientalis. BISH 98726. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956178674. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/98726.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956178674 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026