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Halophila hawaiiana
As recorded: Halophila hawaiiana Doty & B.C.Stone
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Alismatales › Hydrocharitaceae
- Collected by
- Stone, B.C.; Doty, M.Maxwell S. Doty →Benjamin C. Stone →
- Collector number
- 3208
- Locality
- Waikiki, by Natatorium
- 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
Halophila hawaiiana observed alive in Hawaiʻi
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-09-19.

2025-09-19
Hawaii, US
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-05-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-05-02
Hawaii, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-02
Hawaii, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-02
Hawaii, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-02
Hawaii, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Halophila hawaiiana. BISH 19102. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956573285. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/19102.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956573285 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
