
Sicyos maximowiczii
As recorded: Sicyos maximowiczii Cogn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Cucurbitales › Cucurbitaceae
- Collected by
- Young, A.L.
- Collector number
- 164
- Date
- September 17, 1964
- Locality
- NW part
- Island
- Laysan
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 5 m
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.Derral R. Herbst →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 17, 1964, Young, A.L. also collected 15 other specimens.
Sicyos maximowiczii observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1964. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-05-28.

2025-05-28
United States
(c) nickminnich, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-06
United States
(c) tluisaw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2008-02-01
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2002-07-17
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sicyos maximowiczii. BISH 190980. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956223026. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/190980.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956223026 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
