Xylaria hypoxylon
Candlesnuff Fungus
As recorded: Xylaria hypoxylon (L.) Grev.
Fungi › Ascomycota › Sordariomycetes › Xylariales › Xylariaceae
- Collected by
- Lyon, H.L.
- Collector number
- 194
- Date
- November 26, 1912
- Locality
- Tantalus; Castle Trail
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 26, 1912, Lyon, H.L. also collected 11 other specimens.
Xylaria hypoxylon observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1912. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-04.
2026-09-04
Round Top Dr, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-02
United States
(c) alexbarnard, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-10-10
Keālia Forest Reserve, Kapaa, HI, US
(c) cozritivoiu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-03-07
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
(c) diomikota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-04-08
Kīlauea, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Kat Hentsch, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-12-19
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Xylaria hypoxylon. BISH 487686. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956692251. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/487686.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956692251 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026