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Climacium japonicum
Japanese Tree Moss
As recorded: Climacium japonicum Lindb.
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Hypnales › Climaciaceae
- Collected by
- Takaki, N.; Iwatsuki, Z.Zennoske Iwatsuki →N. Takaki →
- Collector number
- 966
- Date
- December 5, 1963
- Locality
- Hirakura Exper. Forest of Mie University, Kawakami, Misugi
- Island
- Honshu
- Region
- Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
- Elevation
- 500 m
- Identified by
- Takaki, N.; Iwatsuki, Z.Zennoske Iwatsuki →N. Takaki →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 5, 1963, Takaki, N.; Iwatsuki, Z. also collected 3 other specimens.
Climacium japonicum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1963. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-13.

2026-09-13
Terneyskiy rayon, RU-PR, RU
(c) Violetta Dzizyurova, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-03-01
Japan
(c) hakkahamushi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-11-16
Honshu, Нагисо, Нагано, JP
(c) perun2swarog, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-07-22
Nishihara, Kamikitayama, Yoshino District, Nara 639-3704, Japan
(c) Gerhard Zotz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-07-13
413-0501, Japan
(c) Hector Montero, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-10-22
Лазовский район, Приморский край, RU
(c) Maria Khoreva, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Climacium japonicum. BISH 464997. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956602193. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/464997.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956602193 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
