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Pogonatum tahitense
As recorded: Pogonatum tahitense Schimp. ex Besch.
Plantae › Bryophyta › Polytrichopsida › Polytrichales › Polytrichaceae
- Collected by
- Bishop, L.E.
- Collector number
- 1797
- Date
- January 20, 1973
- Locality
- N Waihanau Gulch behind Kalaupapa
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 732 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 20, 1973, Bishop, L.E. also collected 12 other specimens.
Aerobryopsis longissima
Botany
Fissidens nothotaxifolius
Botany
Fissidens nothotaxifolius
Botany
Hyophila involuta
Botany
Leucobryum gracile
Botany
Leucobryum seemannii
Botany
Macromitrium microstomum
Botany
Oxyrrhynchium vagans
Botany
Palamocladium wilkesianum
Botany
Pyrrhobryum spiniforme
Botany
Racopilum cuspidigerum
Botany
Thuidium cymbifolium
Botany
Pogonatum tahitense observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 26 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-03.
2026-04-03
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-07
Nāpali Coast State Wilderness Park, Princeville, HI, US
(c) corndog, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-18
Hilo, HI, US
(c) Nikolai Braedt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-17
Pihea Trail, Princeville, HI, US
(c) samstrich, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-06
Aiea, HI 96701, USA
no rights reserved
2025-03-03
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pogonatum tahitense. BISH 481262. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956567854. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/481262.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956567854 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026