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Wilkesia gymnoxiphium
Iliau
As recorded: Wilkesia gymnoxiphium A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 1699.K
- Date
- July 3, 1917
- Locality
- Waimea Drainage Basin, West side
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 3, 1917, Forbes, C.N. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Acacia koa
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Acacia koa
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Acacia koa
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Acanthospermum australe
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Acrolejeunea sandvicensis
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Acrolejeunea sandvicensis
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Adenophorus abietinus
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Adenophorus abietinus
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Adenophorus pinnatifidus
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Adenophorus pinnatifidus
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Adenophorus pinnatifidus
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Adenophorus tamariscinus
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Adenophorus tripinnatifidus
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Aerobryopsis longissima
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Aerobryopsis longissima
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Agrostis stolonifera
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Allographa rhizicola
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Allographa sitiana
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Alphitonia ponderosa
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Alphitonia ponderosa
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Alternaria
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Alyxia stellata
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Alyxia stellata
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Wilkesia gymnoxiphium observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1917. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 281 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-25.
2026-08-25
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) nikkibirding, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-22
Hawaii, US
(c) Kasey P., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-02
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-13
Iliau Nature Loop, Princeville, HI, US
(c) Kael Berkley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-11
Iliau Nature Loop, Princeville, HI, US
(c) Andre Golumbeski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-09
Waimea Canyon State Park, Princeville, HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Wilkesia gymnoxiphium. BISH 121770. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956390208. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/121770.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956390208 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026