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Pyrrhobryum pungens
As recorded: Rhizogonium pungens Sull.
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Rhizogoniales › Calomniaceae
- Collected by
- Hosaka, E.Y.; Bryan Jr., E.H.; Selling, O.Edwin Horace Bryan Jr. →Edward Yataro Hosaka →Olof H. Selling →
- Collector number
- 2409
- Date
- September 27, 1938
- Locality
- Koolau Mts., Punaluu, Castle trail
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 610 m
- Identified by
- Bartram, E.B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 27, 1938, Hosaka, E.Y.; Bryan Jr., E.H.; Selling, O. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Adenophorus hymenophylloides
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Anoectochilus sandvicensis
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Bazzania
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Bazzania inaequabilis
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Bazzania praerupta
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Bobea gaudichaudii
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Boehmeria grandis
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Coprosma foliosa
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Cyrtandra kalichii
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Cyrtandra kalichii
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Floribundaria floribunda
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Kadua centranthoides
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Kadua cordata
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Lythrum maritimum
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Neraudia melastomifolia
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Palhinhaea cernua
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Peperomia latifolia
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Peperomia oahuensis
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Perrottetia sandwicensis
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Perrottetia sandwicensis
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Perrottetia sandwicensis
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Perrottetia sandwicensis
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Perrottetia sandwicensis
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Pyrrhobryum pungens observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1938. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 48 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-01-17.
2026-01-17
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-01-07
Nā Pali-Kona Forest Reserve, Princeville, HI, US
(c) corndog, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-29
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-10-29
Hawaii, US
(c) snelson182, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-05
Palolo, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Peter Scott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-17
Palolo, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pyrrhobryum pungens. BISH 89402. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956346203. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/89402.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956346203 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026