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Astelia menziesiana
Pua'akuhinia
As recorded: Astelia menziesiana Sm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Asteliaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.
- Collector number
- 4058
- Date
- July 16, 1927
- Locality
- Olinda Pipeline Trail
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.8288, -156.2939 ± 4,000 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
- Type status
- Holotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On July 16, 1927, Degener, O. also collected 11 other specimens.
Still here: Astelia menziesiana observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1927. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-09-11.

2025-09-11
Hawaii, US
(c) zacpfeifer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

2023-11-10
Maui County, HI, USA
no rights reserved

2010-06-10
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2008-10-23
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2008-07-12
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Astelia menziesiana. BISH 121073. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956204169. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/121073.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956204169 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
