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Palamocladium wilkesianum
Muscopsida, Mosses
As recorded: Palamocladium wilkesianum (Sull.) Müll.Hal.
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Hypnales › Brachytheciaceae
- Collected by
- Miller, H.A.
- Collector number
- 4777
- Date
- June 20, 1953
- Locality
- Mauna Kea truck trail, Kamuela to Pahackuloa, 12 mi from Kamuela
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Thomas, M.K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 20, 1953, Miller, H.A. also collected 5 other specimens.
Palamocladium wilkesianum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1953. 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 712027. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956464570. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/712027.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956464570 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
