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Blechnopsis orientalis
As recorded: Blechnum orientale L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Blechnaceae
- Collected by
- Yuncker, T.G.
- Collector number
- 9011
- Date
- September 25, 1939
- Locality
- S. of village of Siufaga
- Island
- Tau
- Region
- American Samoa
- Elevation
- 60 m
- Identified by
- Copeland, E.B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 25, 1939, Yuncker, T.G. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Blechnopsis orientalis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1939. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,995 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 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)

2026-10-15
Lam Tsuen, New Territories, Hong Kong
(c) poq, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15
114台灣臺北市內湖區內溝里
(c) 流蘇, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-09
Yuanshan Rd Ln 455, Zhonghe District, New Taipei City, TW
(c) 蘇晨安, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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)

2026-10-05
(c) johnchau, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Blechnopsis orientalis. BISH 98765. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956590810. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/98765.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956590810 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
