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Trachypodopsis auriculata
As recorded: Trachypodopsis ornans (Reichardt) M.Fleisch.
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Hypnales › Meteoriaceae
- Collected by
- Ewart III, G.R.; Munro, G.G.R. Ewart III →George Campbell Munro →
- Collector number
- 50b
- Date
- December 20, 1928
- Locality
- West Maui, Haelaau-Puu Kukui trail
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,585 m
- Identified by
- Bartram, E.B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 20, 1928, Ewart III, G.R.; Munro, G. also collected 3 other specimens.
Trachypodopsis auriculata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1928. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-03.
2026-03-03
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-03-03
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-01-21
Hawaii, US
(c) Rowan Willow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-25
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Rowan Willow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-01
Alakaʻi Wilderness Preserve, Princeville, HI, US
(c) emoriarty4, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-06-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Trachypodopsis auriculata. BISH 89772. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956298703. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/89772.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956298703 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026