
Scapania javanica
Muscopsida, Mosses
As recorded: Scapania javanica Gottsche
Plantae › Marchantiophyta › Jungermanniopsida › Jungermanniales › Scapaniaceae
- Collected by
- Murakami, G.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- August 18, 1978
- Locality
- Kilauea Forest Reserve
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,646 m
- Identified by
- Freire, A.V.; Judziewicz, E.J.A.V. Freire →E.J. Judziewicz →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 18, 1978, Murakami, G. also collected 11 other specimens.
Scapania javanica observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-12-08.

2024-12-08
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-12-06
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-12-04
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-06-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Scapania javanica. BISH 706282. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956196986. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/706282.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956196986 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
