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Heliotropium curassavicum
As recorded: Heliotropium curassavicum L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Boraginales › Heliotropiaceae
- Collected by
- Garber, D.W.
- Collector number
- 433
- Date
- June 20, 1920
- Locality
- Black Point, near Diamond Head
- Island
- Oʻahu
- 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 June 20, 1920, Garber, D.W. also collected 11 other specimens.
Heliotropium curassavicum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1920. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 571 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
Koloa, HI, US
(c) Will Bartlett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-09
Hawaii, US
(c) ashoki, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-08
Dike Trail, Maalaea, HI, US
(c) alex3haase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-03
Kalanianaole Hwy + Kuliouou Rd, Honolulu, HI 96821, USA
no rights reserved
2026-10-02
Naalehu, HI 96772, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-21
Ka'ena Point State Park, Waialua, HI, US
(c) apalkovic, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Heliotropium curassavicum. BISH 121859. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956239642. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/121859.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956239642 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026