BISH 708176Botany

Lepidozia australis

As recorded: Lepidozia australis (Lehm. & Lindenb.) Mitt.

Plantae › Marchantiophyta › Jungermanniopsida › Jungermanniales › Lepidoziaceae

Collected by: Svihla, R.D.
Collector number: 2055
Date: January 6, 1956
Locality: National Park, Lava Tube Trail
Island: Hawaiʻi Island
Region: Hawaii, United States
Elevation: 1,189 m
Identified by: Freire, A.V.; Judziewicz, E.J.A.V. Freire →E.J. Judziewicz →
Record type: Preserved specimen

45 Bishop specimens of Lepidozia australis · collected 1875–2026Species page ›

Collected the same day

On January 6, 1956, Svihla, R.D. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Lepidozia australis observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1956. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 22 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-03.

2026-03-03

Kauai County, HI, USA

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

2026-03-03

Kauai County, HI, USA

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

2026-01-09

Kōkeʻe State Park, Princeville, HI, US

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

2025-11-16

Hawaii County, US-HI, US

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

2025-03-22

Maui County, US-HI, US

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

2024-12-15

Hawaii County, HI, USA

no rights reserved

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Cite this specimen

Lepidozia australis. BISH 708176. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956214485. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/708176.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956214485 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026