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Charpentiera obovata
As recorded: Charpentiera obovata Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Amaranthaceae
- Collected by
- Hutchison, P.C.; Obata, J.P.C. Hutchison →John K. Obata →
- Collector number
- 2824
- Date
- January 15, 1967
- Locality
- Kaluaa Gulch (Lihue), above Schofield Barracks, between Puu Kanehoa and Puu Hapapa
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 533 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 15, 1967, Hutchison, P.C.; Obata, J. also collected 11 other specimens.
Charpentiera obovata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1967. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-02-12.
2026-02-12
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-05-31
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Pierre-Louis Stenger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-05-31
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Pierre-Louis Stenger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-06-15
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Noriko Ito, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-06-08
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Abram Fleishman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2021-05-18
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) A. Moore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Charpentiera obovata. BISH 10009. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956596486. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/10009.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956596486 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026