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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
- s.n.
- Date
- March 1, 1957
- Locality
- Puu Huluhulu
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,097 m
- Identified by
- Birch, J.L.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 1, 1957, Rock, J.F.C. also collected 19 other specimens.
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Bidens hawaiensis
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Blighia sapida
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Blighia sapida
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Ceodes umbellifera
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Clermontia
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Clermontia clermontioides
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Clermontia hawaiiensis
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Clermontia hawaiiensis
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Clermontia parviflora
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Clermontia waimeae
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Kadua axillaris
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Lophospermum erubescens
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Myrsine sandwicensis
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Pittosporum hosmeri
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Pittosporum hosmeri
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Touchardia latifolia
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Touchardia oahuensis
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Wikstroemia sandwicensis
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Astelia menziesiana observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1957. 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 121088. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956402580. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/121088.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956402580 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026