Haplopteris elongata


 
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syn. Vittaria elongata

 
distribution: (within Polynesia)

Fiji: Nasoata, Rotuma, Vanua Levu, Viti Levu
Hawai'i-Inseln: Hawai'i, Kaua'i, Lana'i, Maui, Moloka'i, O'ahu
Marquesas: Fatu Hiva, Hiva Oa, Nuku Hiva, Tahuata, Ua Huka, Ua Pou
Norfolk Islands: Norfolk Island
Pitcairn Islands: Pitcairn
Rapa Nui: Rapa Nui
Samoa: Ta'u, Tutuila, 'Upolu
Society Islands: Bora Bora, Huahine, Moorea, Raiatea, Tahaa, Tahiti
Tubuai Islands: Raivavae, Rapa, Rimatara, Rurutu, Tubuai
Wallis and Futuna: Futuna, Uvea

 
native name:

atua - Rapa Nui
hivaki - Marquesas
mana - Hawai'i Islands
mave - Society Islands
moku ihi - Marquesas
'ohe'ohe - Hawai'i Islands

 
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Haplopteris elongata


Photo: David H. Lorence

National Tropical Botanical Garden
3530 Papalina Road, Kalaheo HI 96741 USA
http://www.ntbg.org
 
http://botany.si.edu/pacificislandbiodiversity/marquesasflora/index.htm

 
References:

- Stuart Lindsay: 'Considerations for a revison of the fern family Vittariaceae for Flora Malesiana' (2003)
- Alan R. Smith; Kathleen M. Pryer; Eric Schuettpelz; Petra Korall; Harald Schneider; Paul G. Wolf: 'A classification for extant ferns' (2006)