BISH 789022Botany

Plagiochila deflexa

As recorded: Plagiochila deflexa Mont. & Gottsche

Plantae › Marchantiophyta › Jungermanniopsida › Jungermanniales › Plagiochilaceae

Collected by: Thomas, M.K.; Ching, S.N.; Walvoord, N.; et al.S.N. Ching →Miles Thomas →Nicholas Walvoord →
Collector number: MKT 535
Date: November 9, 2022
Locality: Along Mt Kaala Rd, uphill from the water tanks and downhill from where the Dupont Trail meets Mt Kaala Rd, M.K. Thomas collections on this date, 09 NOV 2022 mostly from S side of road (some collections from N side).
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Hawaii, United States
Elevation: 1,128 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

83 Bishop specimens of Plagiochila deflexa · collected 1864–2024Species page ›

Collected the same day

On November 9, 2022, Thomas, M.K.; Ching, S.N.; Walvoord, N.; et al. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Plagiochila deflexa observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 2022. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 43 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-23.

2026-07-23

Honolulu County, HI, USA

(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-04

Kuliouou - Kalani Iki, Honolulu, HI, USA

(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-31

North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA

(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-15

Honolulu County, HI, USA

(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-03

Honolulu County, HI, USA

(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-02

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

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

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

Cite this specimen

Plagiochila deflexa. BISH 789022. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956297345. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/789022.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956297345 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026