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Liparis hawaiensis
As recorded: Liparis hawaiensis H.Mann
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Orchidaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 296 H
- Date
- June 30, 1911
- Locality
- Kaalapuuvale, Kona
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- 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 30, 1911, Forbes, C.N. also collected 20 other specimens.
Liparis hawaiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1911. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 32 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-01-27.

2026-01-27
Hawaii, US
(c) Lili Palmore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-14
Hawaii, US
(c) jcombs15, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-14
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-23
Hawaii, US
(c) zacpfeifer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-23
Hawaii, US
(c) zacpfeifer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-09
Hawaii, US
(c) zacpfeifer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Liparis hawaiensis. BISH 146687. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956319261. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/146687.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956319261 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
