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Racopilum cuspidigerum
As recorded: Racopilum convolutaceum (Müll.Hal.) Reichardt
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Hypnodendrales › Racopilaceae
- Collected by
- Brown, F.B.H.; Brown, E.D.W.Elizabeth D. Brown Jr. →Hessler Brown →
- Collector number
- 537
- Date
- July 20, 1921
- Island
- Nukuhiva Island
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 1,000 m
- Identified by
- Bartram, E.B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 20, 1921, Brown, F.B.H.; Brown, E.D.W. also collected 16 other specimens.
Asplenium australasicum
Botany
Colocasia esculenta
Botany
Colocasia esculenta
Botany
Cyanisticta
Botany
Dicranaceae
Botany
Ectropothecium sodale
Botany
Ectropothecium sodale
Botany
Fimbristylis juncea
Botany
Hypnaceae
Botany
Liparis clypeolum
Botany
Liparis clypeolum
Botany
Liparis clypeolum
Botany
Liparis clypeolum
Botany
Macromitrium fuscescens
Botany
Tacca leontopetaloides
Botany
Tacca leontopetaloides
Botany
Racopilum cuspidigerum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1921. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 830 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.
2026-10-22
William Bay, WA, AU
(c) Tyler Anthony, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-17
Dawson Tce, Augusta, WA, AU
(c) skylark_, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Maile Way + East-West Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
no rights reserved
2026-10-15
Williamstown SA, Australia
(c) ethmostigmus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
Bellingen, AU-NS, AU
(c) Saphira Bloom-Quinn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-12
Dorrigo Mountain NSW 2453, Australia
(c) Niels Klazenga, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Racopilum cuspidigerum. BISH 84840. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 6546527330. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/84840.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 6546527330 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026