Tape Fern (Haplopteris elongata)

Distribution:

Austral Islands: Raivavae, Rapa, Rimatara, Rurutu, Tubuai
Cook Islands: ‘Atiu, Mangaia, Rarotonga
Fiji: Gau, Kadavu, Koro, Nasoata, Ovalau, Rotuma, Taveuni, Vanua Levu, Viti Levu, Waya
Hawai’i Islands: 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: Namu’a, Savai’i, Ta’u, Tutuila, ‘Upolu
Society Islands: Bora Bora, Huahine, Mo’orea, Ra’iatea, Taha’a, Tahiti
Tokelau: Nukunonu, Olohega
Tonga
Wallis & Futuna: Futuna, Motu Faioa, ‘Uvea

local names: 

atua – Rapa Nui
hivaki – Nuku Hiva / Marquesas
kava-kava atua – Rapa Nui
mokuihi – Fatu Hiva / Marquesas

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syn. Vittaria elongata Sw., Vittaria rigida Kaulf., Vittaria rigida var. samoensis (Luerss.) C. Chr.

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[1] Jean-Yves Meyer: A note on the taxonomy, ecology, distribution and conservation status of the ferns (Pteridophytes) of Rapa Nui (Easter Island). Rapa Nui Journal 27(1): 71-83. 2013
[2] Jean-François Butaud: Guide floristique: Nuku Hiva, Ua Huka, Ua Pou (Marquises Nord, Polynésie française). Direction de l’environnement, 2. édition 2013

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edited: 16.11.2023