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Joinvillea ascendens
'ohe
As recorded: Joinvillea ascendens Gaudich. ex Brongn. & Gris
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Joinvilleaceae
- Collected by
- Hatheway, W.H.
- Collector number
- 440
- Date
- October 31, 1950
- Locality
- Road from Hilo to Kulani Prison. Upper Waiakea Forest Reserve
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,067 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 October 31, 1950, Hatheway, W.H. also collected 6 other specimens.
Joinvillea ascendens observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1950. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 16 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-27.
2026-05-27
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-12-04
Hawaii, US
(c) Bobby Brittingham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-10-17
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Barrett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-10-10
Hawaii, US
(c) Bobby Brittingham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-06-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Joinvillea ascendens. BISH 117688. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956385313. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/117688.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956385313 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026