Bernice Puahi Bishop Museum · CC BY-NC · GBIF · full resolution
Palhinhaea cernua
As recorded: Palhinhaea cernua (L.) Vasc. & Franco
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Lycopodiopsida › Lycopodiales › Lycopodiaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Dunn, J.; Storey, W.B.J. Dunn →Harold St.John →W.B. Storey →
- Collector number
- 13271
- Date
- July 4, 1933
- Locality
- Kukuinui Ridge, Wailau Valley
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.1506, -156.8281 ± 873 m
- Elevation
- 732 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Thomas, M.K.; Kennedy, B.Barbara Kennedy →Miles Thomas →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On July 4, 1933, St.John, H.; Dunn, J.; Storey, W.B. also collected 21 other specimens.
Still here: Palhinhaea cernua observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1933. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-07-28.

2026-07-28
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Antonio Rodriguez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-16
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-16
Hawaii, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-06-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-06-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-03-17
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) James Miskelly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Palhinhaea cernua. BISH 4058. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956172090. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/4058.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956172090 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
