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Cuscuta sandwichiana
Hawaiian Dodder
As recorded: Cuscuta sandwichiana Choisy
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Convolvulaceae
- Collected by
- Grant, M.L.
- Collector number
- 7314
- Date
- September 1, 1934
- Locality
- Makaha
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 2 m
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 1, 1934, Grant, M.L. also collected 13 other specimens.
Abutilon grandifolium
Botany
Amaranthus viridis
Botany
Cynodon dactylon
Botany
Dactyloctenium aegyptium
Botany
Ipomoea pes-caprae
Botany
Malvastrum coromandelianum
Botany
Setaria adhaerens
Botany
Solanum linnaeanum
Botany
Sonchus oleraceus
Botany
Vitex rotundifolia
Botany
Waltheria indica
Botany
Xanthium orientale
Botany
Xanthium orientale
Botany
Cuscuta sandwichiana observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 41 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-27.
2026-08-27
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-29
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-18
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-13
United States
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-03-28
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Ehoarn Bidault, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-13
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Krimzz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cuscuta sandwichiana. BISH 100969. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956493973. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/100969.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956493973 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026