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Calymperes tenerum
Muscopsida, Mosses
As recorded: Calymperes tenerum C.Muell., 1872
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Dicranales › Calymperaceae
- Collected by
- Svihla, R.D.
- Collector number
- 4646
- Date
- February 27, 1956
- Locality
- Haena
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Toren, D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 27, 1956, Svihla, R.D. also collected 18 other specimens.
Calymperes tenerum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1956. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-01-23.

2026-01-23
Kauaʻi, Kapaʻa, HI, US
(c) Graham Steinruck, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-07-20
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-06-06
Kailua, HI, USA
(c) Connor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-03-02
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Leslie Flint, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-12-19
Napili, Maui, Hawai'i, USA
(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2019-10-25
Napili, Maui, Hawai'i, USA
(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Calymperes tenerum. BISH 90271. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956206514. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/90271.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956206514 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
