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Astelia menziesiana
Pua'akuhinia
As recorded: Astelia menziesiana Sm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Asteliaceae
- Collected by
- Rock, J.F.C.
- Collector number
- 6095
- Date
- March 17, 1910
- Locality
- Kawela, ridge to Pelekunu pali
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.0944, -156.9334 ± 3,014 m
- 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. →
- Type status
- Isotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On March 17, 1910, Rock, J.F.C. also collected 23 other specimens.
Astelia menziesiana
Botany
Astelia menziesiana
Botany
Astelia menziesiana
Botany
Astelia menziesiana
Botany
Clermontia arborescens
Botany
Clermontia arborescens
Botany
Coprosma ochracea
Botany
Coprosma ochracea
Botany
Gunnera petaloidea
Botany
Gunnera petaloidea
Botany
Gunnera petaloidea
Botany
Gunnera petaloidea
Botany
Huperzia subintegra
Botany
Metrosideros polymorpha
Botany
Metrosideros polymorpha
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Metrosideros polymorpha
Botany
Metrosideros polymorpha
Botany
Metrosideros polymorpha
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Microschizaea robusta
Botany
Myrsine lessertiana
Botany
Plantago pachyphylla
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Plantago pachyphylla
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Selaginella deflexa
Botany
Still here: Astelia menziesiana observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1910. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 16 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-07-28.
2026-07-28
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Antonio Rodriguez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-13
Hawaii, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-12
Molokaʻi, Kaunakakai, HI, US
(c) dryrunner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-10-17
Hawaii, US
(c) gingaaninjaa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-09-12
Kalaupapa National Historical Park, Kaunakakai, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-09-12
Hawaii, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Astelia menziesiana. BISH 121046. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956385332. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/121046.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956385332 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026