
Wikstroemia oahuensis
ʻĀkia
As recorded: Wikstroemia foetida Hillebr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Thymelaeaceae
- Collected by
- Garber, D.W.
- Collector number
- 786
- Date
- August 10, 1924
- Locality
- top of Siopeak of Peoa (Pioa) or Rainmaker.
- Island
- Tutuila
- Region
- American Samoa
- Elevation
- 2 m
- Identified by
- Christophersen, E.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 10, 1924, Garber, D.W. also collected 5 other specimens.
Wikstroemia oahuensis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1924. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 377 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-20
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Ean Schiffman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) conlonae, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
Palolo, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Wikstroemia oahuensis. BISH 184320. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956641464. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/184320.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956641464 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
