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Pleurozia gigantea
As recorded: Pleurozia gigantea (F.Weber) Lindb.
Plantae › Marchantiophyta › Jungermanniopsida › Pleuroziales › Pleuroziaceae
- Collected by
- Sleumer, H.O.; Vink, W.H.O. Sleumer →W. Vink →
- Collector number
- 4469
- Date
- January 26, 1962
- Locality
- Neth. New Guinea, Vogelkop Peninsula, Arfak Mts, Mt Saru-mot (not to be confused with the wizard Saruman in Lord of the Rings) near Iray, Anggi Gigi Lake
- Region
- Indonesia
- Elevation
- 2,320 m
- Identified by
- Grolle, R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 26, 1962, Sleumer, H.O.; Vink, W. also collected 12 other specimens.
Pleurozia gigantea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1962. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 19 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-01-22.

2026-01-22
马来西亚砂拉越林梦毛律山
(c) Xiaogang Zhou, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-14
La Plaine-des-Palmistes 97431, Réunion
(c) Nicholas Wilding, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-05
Chemin Robespierre, Saint-Benoît 97470, Réunion
(c) Nicholas Wilding, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-07
Salazie 97433, La Réunion
(c) marius, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-03-14
(c) Marceau Coppée, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-10-18
Saint-Joseph, RE-PR, PN Réunion, RE
(c) Claudine AH-PENG, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pleurozia gigantea. BISH 474398. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956532557. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/474398.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956532557 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
