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Pelekium versicolor

(Hornsch. ex Müll.Hal.) Touw (2001)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Bryophyta Class/Clade: Bryopsida Order: Hypnales Family: Thuidiaceae Genus: Pelekium

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Indigenous

Island Status

O'ahu Indigenous
Maui Indigenous
Hawai'i Indigenous

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Bibliography

Name Published In: J. Hattori Bot. Lab. 90: 205 (2001)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Pelekium versicolor Hawaii Volcanoes Nat. Park. Kipuka Puaulu or Bird Park on Mauna Loa Road, just off Hw 11 Preserved_Specimen Vitt, D.H. 15091 Hawaii BISH 1975-12-22
2 Pelekium versicolor HVNP, Bird Park, Kipuka Puaulu Preserved_Specimen Svihla, R.D. 4368 Hawaii BISH 1956-01-06
3 Pelekium versicolor HVNP, Bird Park, Kipuka Puaulu Preserved_Specimen Svihla, R.D. 4362 Hawaii BISH 1956-01-06
4 Pelekium versicolor Haleakala: vicinity of Puu Polipoli and Puu Makua Preserved_Specimen Bishop, L.E. 471171 Maui BISH 1971-04-15
5 Pelekium versicolor East Maui, Waianapanapa Preserved_Specimen Stemmermann, R.L. 2465 Maui BISH 1977-08-03
6 Pelekium versicolor Waianae Mts., Kamokuiki Valley Preserved_Specimen Bryan Jr., E.H. Oahu BISH 1933-04-13
7 Pelekium versicolor HVNP: Mauna Loa Strip Road, near rainshelter Preserved_Specimen Char, W.P. Hawaii BISH 1974-06-19
8 Pelekium versicolor N Waianae Mts.: Waialua Distr., Ahupuaa of Mokuleia, Mokuleia Forest Reserve, trail along streambed of middle fork of Makaleha Valley In mixed native forest. On soft damp, shaded rock, along basnks of stream Preserved_Specimen Hoe, W.J. 3441 Oahu BISH 1975-05-02
9 Pelekium versicolor Ahupuaa of Kalialinui, between Puu o Kakae and Puu Nianiau , along upper boundary of t he Makawao Forest Reserve On fallen large log in closed Metrosideros-dominated mesic forest/ Preserved_Specimen Hoe, W.J. 3580.1 Maui BISH 1975-06-15
10 Pelekium versicolor Mauna Loa: HVNP, Kipuka Puaulu in Sapindus - Pipturus forest. Locally abundant on rotting, flaking trunks of Sapindus. Preserved_Specimen Hoe, W.J. 2525 Hawaii BISH 1972-06-17
11 Pelekium versicolor N Waianae Mts., Waialua Distr.: second gully in W fork of E branch of Makaleha Valley, below Hathaway plot #6 Aleurites gallery forest along intermittent streambed. On wet, shaded rocks, mixed with Thuidium hawaiense. Preserved_Specimen Hoe, W.J. 2016 Oahu BISH 1971-04-13
12 Pelekium versicolor Kipahulu Valley, West Camp, transect 5 on Metrosideros, full shade; Cibotium forest Preserved_Specimen Russell, C.A. 516 Maui BISH 1984-02-27
13 Pelekium versicolor N Waianae Mts.: Waialua Distr., Mokuleia Forest Reserve, Ahupuaa of Kaw aihapai, Pahole Gulch SW of Peacock Flat In Pisonia-Charpentiera mixed native forest with Microlepia in narrow gulch above left fork. On rocky rully wall, Preserved_Specimen Hoe, W.J. 2926 Oahu BISH 1973-07-23
14 Pelekium versicolor N Waianae Mts.: Waialua Distr., Mokuleia Forest Reserve, Ahupuaa of Kaw aihapai, Pahole Gulch SW of Peacock Flat, 1st right fork subgulch system As a few strands tightly appressed to damp rock in floor of gully with Dumortiera, Aleurites-Oplismenus association. Preserved_Specimen Hoe, W.J. 2982 Oahu BISH 1973-09-19
15 Pelekium versicolor HVNP: Kipuka Puaulu (Bird Park) on shaded mud trail in mixed grass-native tree community. Preserved_Specimen Hoe, W.J. 1833 Hawaii BISH 1968-01-23
16 Pelekium versicolor Ahupuaa of Makaha. Northern Waianae Mountains. Epiphytic on Metrosideros polymorpha in mesic forest. Growing with Acacia koa, Psidium cattleianum, Sadleria cyatheoides, Schinus terebinthifolius, Doodia kunthiana, Dicranopteris linearis, Alyxia stellata, and others. Preserved_Specimen Thomas, M.K. 798 Oahu BISH 2024-10-10
17 Pelekium versicolor SE Haleakala Nat'l Park; E Kaupo Gap along Kaupo Trail. Along banks of int ermittent stream In rocky, more-or-less closed remnant Myrsine-Metrosideros forest, on rocks. Preserved_Specimen Hoe, W.J. 4206 Maui BISH 1976-06-24
18 Pelekium versicolor Honouliuli Contour Trail, Waianae Mts. Dirt Pineapple road 1 mi past Schofield Barracks on Kunia Road. N side of Puu Kanehoa As thin green mat on wet, shaded rock fed by small spring. Preserved_Specimen Hoe, W.J. 389 Oahu BISH 1965-02-20
19 Pelekium versicolor West Maui, back of Kauaula Canyon wet cliffs Preserved_Specimen Hobdy, R.W. 3515 Maui BISH 1993-09-16
20 Pelekium versicolor NW Haleakala: Ahupuaa of Kalialinui . Gully S of Puu Nianiau In remnant forested to grass & scrub. On thin soil on perpetually-shaded rock, gully bottom. Preserved_Specimen Hoe, W.J. 4403 Maui BISH 1977-06-01
21 Pelekium versicolor Kilauea, Bird Park on stones Preserved_Specimen Skottsberg, C.J.F. 1566 Hawaii BISH 1922-09-16
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