Papillaria crocea

As recorded: Papillaria aongstroemii Müll.Hal. ex Ångstr.

Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Hypnales › Meteoriaceae

Collected by: St.John, H.; Fosberg, F.R.F. Raymond Fosberg →Harold St.John →
Collector number: 15826
Date: August 3, 1934
Locality: South side of ps, south of Raiurua
Island: Raivavae
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 70 m
Identified by: Bartram, E.B.
Record type: Preserved specimen

97 Bishop specimens of Papillaria crocea · collected 1874–1987Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 3, 1934, St.John, H.; Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Papillaria crocea observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 24 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-22.

2026-05-22

Manawatu-Wanganui, NZ

(c) Leon Perrie, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-04-24

Auckland CBD, Auckland 1010, New Zealand

(c) Marley Ford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2026-04-23

Liffey TAS

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

2025-11-28

Wairua River Government Purpose Wildlife Management Reserve, NZ-NO-WN, NZ-NO, NZ

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

2025-11-27

Waiomio 0281, New Zealand

(c) Marley Ford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2025-11-02

Herbert 9495, New Zealand

(c) Liadan Dickie, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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

Cite this specimen

Papillaria crocea. BISH 84777. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956590751. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/84777.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956590751 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026