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Palamocladium wilkesianum
As recorded: Pleuropus wilkesianus var. sciuroides (Müll.Hal.) E.B.Bartram
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Hypnales › Brachytheciaceae
- Collected by
- Neal, M.C.; Hartt, C.C.E. Hartt →Marie Catherine Neal →
- Collector number
- 676
- Date
- August 6, 1935
- Locality
- Humuula, on lava flow at base of Puu Huluhulu
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 2,015 m
- Identified by
- Bartram, E.B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 6, 1935, Neal, M.C.; Hartt, C. also collected 20 other specimens.
Palamocladium wilkesianum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1935. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-12-15.

2024-12-15
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Dan Tucker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-17
Kauaʻi, Princeville, HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-01-16
Holualoa, HI 96725, USA
(c) Paul Norwood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Palamocladium wilkesianum. BISH 89062. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956533303. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/89062.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956533303 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
