Haplopteris elongata
Tape Fern at Manunda, QLD
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| Haplopteris elongata | JasonPStewart | 27 Jan 2026 | |
| Haplopteris elongata | JasonPStewart | 27 Jan 2026 |
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_Haplopteris elongata_ epiphytic fern .
Healthy epiphytic fern, (growing on this _Pandanus_ tree's trunk,) including fertile fronds and new fronds growth, with rhizomes in this pandanus trunk's aerial–roots and bark.
I checked this identification, including the rhizome scales and the paraphyses terminal cells, using the binocular microscope (in the ATH) .
Cairns Swamp, beside McNamara St., Manunda area (Cairns region, Qld.) .
2026 January 13th 12:02–12:03 pm .
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Location information
- Coordinates 145.750564-16.908542
- Altitude 1.9m
- Places Manunda, QLD
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 13 Jan 2026 12:03 PM Recorded on
- JasonPStewart Recorded by
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
- Yes Fruiting
- Yes Fruits ripe (some), including maybe dispersing
Collections
- Au rain forest and swamp forest plants, incl. phenology – JasonPStewartNMsnc2016 NatureMapr Ferns and Clubmosses Plants Haplopteris elongata
Species information
- Haplopteris elongata Scientific name
- Tape Fern Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1.86m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Vittaria elongata
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