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Octoblepharum albidum
white octoblepharum moss
As recorded: Octoblepharum albidum Hedw.
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Dicranales › Octoblepharaceae
- Collected by
- Smith, A.C.
- Collector number
- 7842
- Date
- June 15, 1953
- Locality
- Hills east of Herald Bay, inland from Sawaieke
- Island
- Ngau
- Region
- Fiji
- Elevation
- 375 m
- Identified by
- Bartram, E.B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 15, 1953, Smith, A.C. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Octoblepharum albidum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,873 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27
Orange County, FL, USA
(c) Connor Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Hunters Creek, FL 32837, USA
(c) Connor Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
香港新界軍地
(c) 羅益旻, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
Hidden Pl, Pinecrest, FL, US
(c) ahaywood.geo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16
University of Puerto Rico - Río Piedras Campus, San Juan, PR, US
(c) Eliezer Nieves-Rodriguez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-12
VC75+CXC, Putotan, Sidomulyo, Kec. Ungaran Tim., Kabupaten Semarang, Jawa Tengah 50514, Indonesia
(c) Amalia Dharma Prasetya, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Octoblepharum albidum. BISH 86041. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956613353. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/86041.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956613353 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
