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Distichophyllum paradoxum
As recorded: Distichophyllum paradoxum (Mont.) Mitt.
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Hookeriales › Daltoniaceae
- Collected by
- Hoe, W.J.
- Collector number
- 1859
- Date
- July 16, 1968
- Locality
- Waikamoi, Koolau Forest Reserve
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,219 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 16, 1968, Hoe, W.J. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Aerobryopsis longissima
Botany
Baldwiniella kealeensis
Botany
Baldwiniella kealeensis
Botany
Daltonia marginata
Botany
Dicranum spirophyllum
Botany
Dicranum spirophyllum
Botany
Distichophyllum freycinetii
Botany
Distichophyllum freycinetii
Botany
Distichophyllum paradoxum
Botany
Ectropothecium arcuatum
Botany
Ectropothecium decurrens
Botany
Floribundaria floribunda
Botany
Hageniella micans
Botany
Homaliodendron flabellatum
Botany
Homaliodendron flabellatum
Botany
Hookeria acutifolia
Botany
Hookeria acutifolia
Botany
Hypnales
Botany
Hypnales
Botany
Imbribryum megalostegium
Botany
Imbribryum megalostegium
Botany
Isopterygium albescens
Botany
Limbella tricostata
Botany
Macromitrium piliferum
Botany
Distichophyllum paradoxum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 22 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-02.
2026-04-02
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-03-03
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-08-13
Alakaʻi Wilderness Preserve, Princeville, HI, US
(c) emoriarty4, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-06-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-06-17
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Distichophyllum paradoxum. BISH 478840. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956142008. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/478840.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956142008 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026