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Leptogium
Skin Lichens
As recorded: Leptogium (Ach.) Gray, 1821
Fungi › Ascomycota › Lecanoromycetes › Peltigerales › Collemataceae
- Collected by
- Jones, W.B.
- Collector number
- 1522
- Date
- September 20, 1922
- Locality
- interior of furas forest
- Island
- Eiau
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 700 m
- Identified by
- Smith, C.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 20, 1922, Jones, W.B. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Leptogium observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1922. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,828 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.

2026-10-22
Algoma District, ON, Canada
(c) Hans Ritter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22
Glencruitten Road, Oban, Scotland, GB
(c) Rosy Thomson, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-17
Oak Harbor, WA 98277, USA
(c) wweellll, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-17
Hells Glen, Lochgoilhead, Cowal, UK.
no rights reserved

2026-10-16
Salmon River, NS B0W 2Y0, Canada
(c) Dominic Henry, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15
Salmon River, NS B0W 2Y0, Canada
(c) Dominic Henry, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Leptogium. BISH 800689. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956690534. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/800689.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956690534 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
