Pogonatum tahitense

As recorded: Pogonatum tahitense Schimp. ex Besch.

Plantae › Bryophyta › Polytrichopsida › Polytrichales › Polytrichaceae

Collected by: Svihla, R.D.
Collector number: 4390
Date: January 6, 1956
Locality: below entrance to HVNP, Hilo side, end of Wright Road
Island: Hawaiʻi Island
Region: Hawaii, United States
Elevation: 1,158 m
Identified by: Toren, D.
Record type: Preserved specimen

121 Bishop specimens of Pogonatum tahitense · collected 1875–2014Species page ›

Collected the same day

On January 6, 1956, Svihla, R.D. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Pogonatum tahitense observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1956. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 26 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-03.

2026-04-03

Honolulu County, HI, USA

(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-07

Nāpali Coast State Wilderness Park, Princeville, HI, US

(c) corndog, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-18

Hilo, HI, US

(c) Nikolai Braedt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-17

Pihea Trail, Princeville, HI, US

(c) samstrich, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-06

Aiea, HI 96701, USA

no rights reserved

2025-03-03

Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA

(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Cite this specimen

Pogonatum tahitense. BISH 89968. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956277022. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/89968.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956277022 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026