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Distichophyllum paradoxum
As recorded: Distichophyllum paradoxum (Mont.) Mitt.
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Hookeriales › Daltoniaceae
- Collected by
- Hoe, W.J.
- Collector number
- 2998
- Date
- September 30, 1973
- Locality
- Waianae Mts., Kaala
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,219 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 30, 1973, Hoe, W.J. also collected 23 other specimens.
Acroporium fuscoflavum
Botany
Aerobryopsis longissima
Botany
Barbellopsis trichophora
Botany
Bryum argenteum
Botany
Campylopus hawaiicus
Botany
Campylopus umbellatus
Botany
Chionoloma angustatum
Botany
Daltonia marginata
Botany
Dicranodontium porodictyon
Botany
Dicranodontium porodictyon
Botany
Dicranum spirophyllum
Botany
Distichophyllum freycinetii
Botany
Fissidens bryoides
Botany
Floribundaria floribunda
Botany
Haplohymenium triste
Botany
Homaliodendron flabellatum
Botany
Leucobryum seemannii
Botany
Macromitrium microstomum
Botany
Philonotis turneriana
Botany
Pyrrhobryum pungens
Botany
Sciuro-hypnum plumosum
Botany
Sematophyllum mundulum
Botany
Thuidium cymbifolium
Botany
Distichophyllum paradoxum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1973. 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 478850. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956341727. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/478850.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956341727 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026