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Baldwiniella kealeensis
As recorded: Baldwiniella sandwicensis Broth. ex M.Fleisch.
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Hypnales › Neckeraceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 1881 O
- Date
- January 27, 1914
- Locality
- Palolo Crater
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Bartram, E.B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 27, 1914, Forbes, C.N. also collected 23 other specimens.
Baldwiniella kealeensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1914. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 50 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-01-12.

2026-01-12
Līhuʻe-Kōloa Forest Reserve, Kapaa, HI, US
(c) corndog, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-22
Telephone Rd, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-07
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Nikolai Braedt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-02
North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-08-09
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-30
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Baldwiniella kealeensis. BISH 87481. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956676219. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/87481.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956676219 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
