BISH 707742Botany

Lophocolea hawaica

As recorded: Lophocolea hawaica Steph.

Plantae › Marchantiophyta › Jungermanniopsida › Jungermanniales › Lophocoleaceae

Collected by: Svihla, R.D.
Collector number: 1929
Date: January 8, 1956
Locality: Saddle Rd., 1855 lava flow, 17 mi from Hilo
Island: Hawaiʻi Island
Region: Hawaii, United States
Identified by: Freire, A.V.; Judziewicz, E.J.A.V. Freire →E.J. Judziewicz →
Record type: Preserved specimen

52 Bishop specimens of Lophocolea hawaica · collected 1915–2025Species page ›

Collected the same day

On January 8, 1956, Svihla, R.D. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Lophocolea hawaica observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1956. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 25 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-29.

2026-05-29

Kailua Kona, HI, US

(c) Carlos/Giancarla Ross (AnimeBirder), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-25

Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, Pahoa, HI, US

(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-04-14

Hawaii County, HI, USA

(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-01-10

Kōkeʻe State Park, Princeville, HI, US

(c) corndog, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-27

Kailua Kona, HI, US

(c) Merav Vonshak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-11

Kaloko, HI 96740, USA

(c) Kevin Chiang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Lophocolea hawaica. BISH 707742. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956228781. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/707742.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956228781 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026