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Palhinhaea cernua
staghorn clubmoss
As recorded: Lycopodiella cernua (L.) Pic.Serm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Lycopodiopsida › Lycopodiales › Lycopodiaceae
- Collected by
- Webster, G.L.
- Collector number
- 15278
- Date
- September 18, 1968
- Locality
- Rain forest on ridge NW of Mt. Aorai, between Vallee de Faatauna & Valee de Hamuta
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 1,300 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Magoon, V.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 18, 1968, Webster, G.L. also collected 16 other specimens.
Alstonia costata
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Alyxia stellata
Botany
Ascarina polystachya
Botany
Asplenium caudatum
Botany
Asplenium caudatum
Botany
Coprosma tahitensis
Botany
Cyrtandra induta
Botany
Cyrtandra vairiae
Botany
Glochidion taitense
Botany
Ilex anomala
Botany
Leptecophylla pomarae
Botany
Lindsaea cultrata
Botany
Myrsine taitensis
Botany
Polyscias verrucosa
Botany
Pseudodiphasium volubile
Botany
Vaccinium cereum
Botany
Palhinhaea cernua observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5,223 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Feteiras, Portugal
(c) arachishypogaea, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Pillar Point Lighthouse Track, Pūponga 7073, New Zealand
(c) cbeem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Pūponga 7073, New Zealand
(c) Chris Ecroyd, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-24
Collingwood, Tasman, NZ
(c) scottstocker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Black River Gorges, MU-SA, MU
(c) r_rombach, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Palhinhaea cernua. BISH 78449. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956384816. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/78449.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956384816 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026