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Campylopus hawaiicus
As recorded: Campylopus purpureoflavescens (Müll.Hal.) Paris
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Dicranales › Leucobryaceae
- Collected by
- Hoe, W.J.
- Collector number
- 1736
- Date
- August 21, 1967
- Locality
- Kipahulu Valley: SW lateral from base camp 2 to cliff at 4100' in Metrosideros forest
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,250 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 21, 1967, Hoe, W.J. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Campylopus hawaiicus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1967. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-12-16.

2024-12-16
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Dan Tucker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-21
Oʻahu, Kailua, HI, US
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-04-05
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Alex Lamoreaux, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Campylopus hawaiicus. BISH 87771. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956517552. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/87771.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956517552 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
