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Astelia menziesiana
Pua'akuhinia
As recorded: Astelia menziesiana Sm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Asteliaceae
- Collected by
- Munro, G.C.
- Collector number
- 263
- Date
- February 10, 1928
- Locality
- Lanaihale
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Birch, J.L.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 10, 1928, Munro, G.C. also collected 2 other specimens.
Astelia menziesiana observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1928. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 233 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-14.
2026-10-14
Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-06
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) reymond_miyajima, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-04
Kamuela, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-23
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kyle Klotz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-19
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) David Martin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-24
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Astelia menziesiana. BISH 121067. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956293495. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/121067.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956293495 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)
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