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Palamocladium wilkesianum
As recorded: Pleuropus wilkesianus (Sull.) Broth.
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Hypnales › Brachytheciaceae
- Collected by
- Skottsberg, C.J.F.
- Collector number
- 1652
- Date
- October 31, 1922
- Locality
- Olokele Canyon
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Brothewey, V.F.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 31, 1922, Skottsberg, C.J.F. also collected 13 other specimens.
Palamocladium wilkesianum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1922. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-12-15.

2024-12-15
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Dan Tucker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-17
Kauaʻi, Princeville, HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-01-16
Holualoa, HI 96725, USA
(c) Paul Norwood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Palamocladium wilkesianum. BISH 706786. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956355663. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/706786.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956355663 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
