
Phyllostegia ambigua
As recorded: Phyllostegia insignis H.St.John
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Lamiaceae
- Collected by
- Medeiros, A.C.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Locality
- Maui
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Type status
- Holotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Phyllostegia ambigua observed alive in Hawaiʻi
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-06.

2026-03-06
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Liam Hutcheson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-04
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-04
Hawaii, US
(c) Julien Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-20
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-02-05
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Nikolai Braedt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-10-07
Hawaii, US
(c) tluisaw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Phyllostegia ambigua. BISH 1003568. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956220428. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/1003568.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956220428 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
