BISH 707745Botany

Lophocolea spinosa

As recorded: Lophocolea spinosa Gottsche

Plantae › Marchantiophyta › Jungermanniopsida › Jungermanniales › Lophocoleaceae

Collected by: Svihla, R.D.
Collector number: 1926
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

9 Bishop specimens of Lophocolea spinosa · collected 1917–2023Species page ›

Collected the same day

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

Lophocolea spinosa observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1956. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-12-16.

2024-12-16

Hawaii County, HI, USA

(c) Dan Tucker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-12-15

Hawaii County, HI, USA

no rights reserved

2024-12-15

Hawaii County, HI, USA

(c) Dan Tucker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Lophocolea spinosa. BISH 707745. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956572288. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/707745.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956572288 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026