Leptogium cyanescens
Blue Jellyskin
As recorded: Leptogium cyanescens (Ach.) Körb.
Fungi › Ascomycota › Lecanoromycetes › Peltigerales › Collemataceae
- Collected by
- Cranwell, L.M.; Selling, O.; Skottsberg, C.Lucy May Cranwell →Olof H. Selling →Carl Skottsberg →
- Collector number
- 5976
- Date
- September 13, 1938
- Locality
- Kilauea, Kipuka Puaulu
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 13, 1938, Cranwell, L.M.; Selling, O.; Skottsberg, C. also collected 21 other specimens.
Acroporium fuscoflavum
Botany
Asplenium lobulatum
Botany
Campylopus introflexus
Botany
Ceodes brunoniana
Botany
Cyperus hillebrandii
Botany
Cyrtandra paludosa
Botany
Diplazium sandwichianum
Botany
Distichophyllum freycinetii
Botany
Homaliodendron flabellatum
Botany
Leucobryum seemannii
Botany
Macrothelypteris torresiana
Botany
Menisciopsis cyatheoides
Botany
Peperomia cookiana
Botany
Peperomia hypoleuca
Botany
Peperomia hypoleuca
Botany
Pipturus albidus
Botany
Psilotum complanatum
Botany
Radulina borbonica
Botany
Radulina borbonica
Botany
Scaevola chamissoniana
Botany
Wikstroemia sandwicensis
Botany
Leptogium cyanescens observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1938. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-22.
2026-09-22
Oʻahu, Haleiwa, HI, US
(c) Jennifer Fieffer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-23
Haiku, HI 96708, USA
(c) Thomas Lacy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Leptogium cyanescens. BISH 698421. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956286795. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/698421.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956286795 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026