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Holomitrium squarrifolium

E.B.Bartram (1933)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Bryophyta Class/Clade: Bryopsida Order: Dicranales Family: Dicranaceae Genus: Holomitrium

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Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Endemic

Island Status

Kaua'i Endemic
O'ahu Endemic
Maui Endemic
Hawai'i Endemic

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Bernice P. Bishop Mus. Bull. 101: 53. 33 (1933)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Holomitrium squarrifolium Pahoehoe, Kau Preserved_Specimen Bartram, E.B. 341 Hawaii BISH 1930-01-30
2 Holomitrium squarrifolium Moanalua valley along Tripler ridge. Central Koolau Mountains Epiphytic on Bobea elatior. Growing in thick colony among Frullania spp., Leucobryum gracile, Herbertus spp., Cuspidatula robusta, Adenophorus tamariscinus, and others. Preserved_Specimen Stems very long, greater than 8 cm. Leaves with sinuose basal cells. Leaf tips mostly dentate-crenate. Thomas, M.K. 182 Oahu BISH 2021-10-22
3 Holomitrium squarrifolium Kawaihau District. Kealia Forest Reserve. Along Kapahi Stream Disturbed lowland mesic forest dominated by Hibiscus tiliaceus thicket over stream. W/ Metrosideros, Pandanus, Schinus, Psidium guajava, P. cattleianum, Freycinetia, Dicranopteris, Clidemia, Coix, Oplismenus, Aleurites, Cordyline, Hibiscus. Preserved_Specimen Mat-forming on lateral branch of Hibiscus; Leaves medium green, gemmae dark green to brownish green at base. Flynn, T.W. 8874 Kauai BISH 2018-01-27
4 Holomitrium squarrifolium lower Waiakamoi rainforest Preserved_Specimen Svihla, R.D. 4318 Maui BISH 1956-01-03
5 Holomitrium squarrifolium Koolau summit between Kahuauli and Kauakaulani. Central Koolau Mountains. Epiphytic on Syzygium sandwicense in mostly native wet/cloud forest dominated by Metrosideros, Dicranopteris, Sadleria, Bobea, Kadua, and others. Plants growing in a thick bryophyte colony of Cuspidatula, Campylopus, Bazzania, Herbertus, and others. Preserved_Specimen Stems long, 1 to 2 cm. Leaves with toothed tips, basal cells more or less sinuate. Leaves not distinctly recurved when wet. Thomas, M.K. 241 Oahu BISH 2022-01-28
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