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Hymenostylium recurvirostrum
Hook-beak Tufa-moss
As recorded: Hymenostylium recurvirostrum (Hedw.) Dixon
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Pottiales › Pottiaceae
- Collected by
- Koponen, T.
- Collector number
- 31276
- Date
- June 20, 1981
- Locality
- Cromwell Mountains, 11 km. SEE of Indagen airstrip. (collection site no. 8f)
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
- Elevation
- 2,550 m
- Identified by
- Norris, D.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 20, 1981, Koponen, T. also collected 1 other specimen.
Hymenostylium recurvirostrum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1981. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 31 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-07-09.
2025-07-09
Raleigh, NL, Canada
no rights reserved
2024-08-27
Hudson Falls Rd, South Glens Falls, NY, US
(c) Ruth Brooks, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-08-25
Glens Falls, NY 12803, USA
(c) charolais, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-08-19
Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, FR
(c) petit_bonnier, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-08-15
25190 Saint-Hippolyte, France
(c) florianld, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-12-29
83458 Schneizlreuth, Deutschland
(c) Stefan Gey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hymenostylium recurvirostrum. BISH 653752. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956412051. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/653752.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956412051 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026