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| syn. Blechnum pectinatum |
| distribution:
(within Polynesia) Cook Islands: 'Atiu, Mangaia, Rarotonga Fiji: Lakeba, Rotuma, Viti Levu Samoa: Ofu, Olosega, Savai'i, Ta'u, Tutuila Society Islands: Bora Bora, Huahine, Moorea, Raiatea, Tahaa, Tahiti Tonga: 'Eua Tuamotu Archipelago: Mangareva (Gambier Islands) Tubuai Islands: Raivavae, Rapa, Rimatara, Rurutu, Tubuai Wallis and Futuna: Futuna, Uvea |
| native name:
julia roroa - Rotuma / Fiji kerekeriia - Tubuai Islands kilikiliia - Tubuai Islands matapio - Society Islands; Tubuai Islands moamoa - Mangaia / Cook Islands momea - Society Islands moumea - 'Atiu, Rarotonga / Cook Islands |
 left:Blechnum orientale Photo: by courtesy of Association Richesses du fenua Te anahotu http://www.tiaredex.pf |
| References: - Alan R. Smith; Kathleen M. Pryer; Eric Schuettpelz; Petra Korall; Harald Schneider; Paul G. Wolf: A classification for extant ferns. Taxon 55:33, 705-731 (2006) |