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Astelia menziesiana
Pua'akuhinia
As recorded: Astelia menziesiana Sm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Asteliaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.; Murashige; Greenwell, A.; Kerr, M.Otto Degener →Arthur Greenwell →M.E. Kerr →T. Murashige →
- Collector number
- 20275
- Date
- August 29, 1949
- Locality
- Along Saddle Road 19 miles from Hilo
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Birch, J.L.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 29, 1949, Degener, O.; Murashige; Greenwell, A.; Kerr, M. also collected 7 other specimens.
Astelia menziesiana observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1949. 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 121106. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956517704. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/121106.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956517704 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026