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Leptodontium flexifolium

(Dicks.) Hampe ex Lindb. (1864)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Bryophyta Class/Clade: Bryopsida Order: Pottiales Family: Pottiaceae Genus: Leptodontium

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Statewide Status

Indigenous

Island Status

Kaua'i Indigenous
O'ahu Indigenous
Maui Indigenous
Hawai'i Indigenous

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Öfvers. Kongl. Vetensk.-Akad. Förh. 21: 227 (1864)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Leptodontium flexifolium NE Haleakala, N Kalapawili Ridge, behind Paliku-Kipahulu Deschampsia, Hypochoeris; on dry parts of grass Preserved_Specimen Hoe, W.J. 4551 Maui BISH 1977-06-08
2 Leptodontium flexifolium Haleakala, Kaluanui Crater, Lauulu Trail, SW of Paliku cabin Deschampsia tussock grass Preserved_Specimen Hoe, W.J. 3893 Maui BISH 1975-06-24
3 Leptodontium flexifolium HVNP: Mauna Loa Strip road Acacia colony in mountain parkland formation. Frequent on bark of large Acacia, near ground. Preserved_Specimen Hoe, W.J. 720 Hawaii BISH 1966-07-04
4 Leptodontium flexifolium HVNP: Mauna Loa Summit Trail from Mauna Loa Strip Road On soil under Metrosideros. Seen once. Preserved_Specimen Hoe, W.J. 816 Hawaii BISH 1966-07-17
5 Leptodontium flexifolium Haleakala, S of Kuiki, ridge Kaupo gap to Kipahulu Valley Deschampsia; on clay Preserved_Specimen Hoe, W.J. 4184 Maui BISH 1976-06-23
6 Leptodontium flexifolium HVNP: Summit Trail from mauna Loa Strip Road In Racomitrium-scrub community. On shaded rocks and on soil. Preserved_Specimen Hoe, W.J. 1205 Hawaii BISH 1966-08-14
7 Leptodontium flexifolium HVNP: trail to summit of Mauna Loa from Mauna Loa Strip Road Under dense Styphelia, on litter-covered ground, near Argyroxiphium Preserved_Specimen Hoe, W.J. 680 Hawaii BISH 1966-06-24
8 Leptodontium flexifolium Haleakala, S of Kuiki, ridge Kaupo gap to Kipahulu Valley Deschampsia; on clay Preserved_Specimen Hoe, W.J. 4184 Maui BISH 1976-06-23
9 Leptodontium flexifolium E. of Humuula, below Kalaieha Puu on pahoehoe Preserved_Specimen Neal, M.C. 711 Hawaii BISH 1935-08-07
10 Leptodontium flexifolium Waianae Mts., Makaha Valley, R fork of stream Preserved_Specimen Ozaki, E.T. 515 Oahu BISH 1953-05-03
11 Leptodontium flexifolium Kilauea, Bird Park Preserved_Specimen Bartram, E.B. 273 Hawaii BISH 1930-01-29
12 Leptodontium flexifolium Kipahulu Valley, Haleakala rim exposed rock Preserved_Specimen Hoe, W.J. 1778 Maui BISH 1967-08-27
13 Leptodontium flexifolium HVNP: Mauna Loa Strip Road In shade of Acacia in mountain parkland formation. On shaded rocks at foot of 1.8 m. tall Styphelia. Preserved_Specimen Hoe, W.J. 768 Hawaii BISH 1966-07-11
14 Leptodontium flexifolium Haleakala, Laulu trail, Kaluanui shaded litter between Deschampsia tussocks Preserved_Specimen Jacobi, J.D. 581 Maui BISH 1976-03-28
15 Leptodontium flexifolium Mauna Loa: road from Kulani Honor Camp to Weather Observatory On old pahoehoe, as small patches in very sheltered cracks, with abundant Racomitrium lanuginosum var. pruinosum. Rather scattered. Preserved_Specimen Hoe, W.J. 698 Hawaii BISH 1966-06-29
16 Leptodontium flexifolium East Maui, Haleakala National Park, Kaluanui, Lauulu Trail On very shaded litter, between Deschampsia tussocks. Preserved_Specimen Jacobi, J.D. 581 Maui BISH 1976-03-28
17 Leptodontium flexifolium HVNP: Mauna Loa Strip Road On shaded bare rock in Acacia colony. Preserved_Specimen Hoe, W.J. 759 Hawaii BISH 1966-07-11
18 Leptodontium flexifolium HVNP: Mauna Loa Summit trail from Mauna Loa Strip Road On soil in crevices of old pahoehoe. Preserved_Specimen Hoe, W.J. 848 Hawaii BISH 1966-07-19
19 Leptodontium flexifolium HVNP: Mauna Loa Summit trail from Mauna Loa Strip Road Occasional in cracks of pahoehoe lava. Preserved_Specimen Hoe, W.J. 841 Hawaii BISH 1966-07-19
20 Leptodontium flexifolium HVNP: Mauna Loa Strip Road With Campylopus on black pahoehoe lava amidst Acacia litter in shade of large Acacia colony. Preserved_Specimen Hoe, W.J. 756 Hawaii BISH 1966-07-11
21 Leptodontium flexifolium Haleakala, ridge Kipahulu Valley to Kaupo Gap, SE of Kuiki summit soil, shaded bank Preserved_Specimen Higashino, P.K. 1681 Maui BISH 1976-06-10
22 Leptodontium flexifolium SE Haleakala, Kipahulu Valley, near rim exposed rock Preserved_Specimen Hoe, W.J. 1778 Maui BISH 1967-08-27
23 Leptodontium flexifolium Mauna Kea: Pua Akala Cattle Station On upper side and in bark fissures of decadent Acacia koa in grazed pasture. Preserved_Specimen Hoe, W.J. 1143 Hawaii BISH 1966-08-08
24 Leptodontium flexifolium Humuula at base of Puu Huluhulu on lava flow Preserved_Specimen Neal, M.C. 682 Hawaii BISH 1935-08-06
25 Leptodontium flexifolium NE Haleakala, N Kalapawili Ridge, behind Paliku-Kipahulu Deschampsia, Hypochoeris; on exposed litter Preserved_Specimen Hoe, W.J. 4560 Maui BISH 1977-06-08
26 Leptodontium flexifolium HVNP: Mauna Loa Strip Road, near rainshelter Preserved_Specimen Char, W.P. Hawaii BISH 1974-06-19
27 Leptodontium flexifolium HVNP: Mauna Loa Strip Road with Cladonia in shade of Acacia in mountain parkland formation. On raised burned tree stump. Preserved_Specimen Hoe, W.J. 769.5 Hawaii BISH 1966-07-11
28 Leptodontium flexifolium Waiahole, outside of FR gate Preserved_Specimen Ozaki, E.T. 386 Oahu BISH 1953-03-29
29 Leptodontium flexifolium R Wainiha Valley, 1.5 mi from beach, around house of McBride plantation, above powerhouse Preserved_Specimen Miller, H.A. 3104 Kauai BISH 1952-12-30
30 Leptodontium flexifolium East Haleakala, Hana, SE of Pohaku Palaha, head of Kipahulu Valley Preserved_Specimen Jacobi, J.D. 77 Maui BISH 1977-04-07
31 Leptodontium flexifolium Ridge from Kalapawili Grassland to Waianapanapa Preserved_Specimen Stemmermann, R.L. 2475 Maui BISH 1977-08-03
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