
Pallavicinia lyellii
Ribbonwort
As recorded: Pallavicinia lyellii (Hook.) Carruth.
Plantae › Marchantiophyta › Jungermanniopsida › Pallaviciniales › Pallaviciniaceae
- Collected by
- Higashino, P.K.
- Collector number
- 503
- Date
- March 30, 1975
- Locality
- Molokai Forest Reserve: Kawela uka water intake tunnel
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,067 m
- Identified by
- Freire, A.V.; Judziewicz, E.J.A.V. Freire →E.J. Judziewicz →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 30, 1975, Higashino, P.K. also collected 1 other specimen.
Pallavicinia lyellii observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-12-15.

2024-12-15
Hawaii County, HI, USA
no rights reserved

2024-12-14
Hawaii County, HI, USA
no rights reserved

2024-12-14
Hawaii County, HI, USA
no rights reserved

2024-11-22
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-04-25
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) David Anderson, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pallavicinia lyellii. BISH 684403. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956437037. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/684403.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956437037 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
