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Myrsine lessertiana
kōlea lau nui
As recorded: Myrsine lessertiana A.DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Primulaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.; Degener, I.Isa Degener →Otto Degener →
- Collector number
- 27392
- Date
- April 30, 1961
- Locality
- Poamoho trail, summit
- 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 April 30, 1961, Degener, O.; Degener, I. also collected 16 other specimens.
Albizia chinensis
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Coprosma longifolia
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Cyrtandra cordifolia
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Dichanthelium koolauense
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Geniostoma hymenopodum
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Huperzia serrata
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Hymenophyllum obtusum
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Isachne pallens
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Machaerina mariscoides
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Melicope spathulata
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Myrsine
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Peperomia macraeana
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Plantago pachyphylla
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Psychotria fauriei
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Sacciolepis indica
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Scaevola glabra
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Myrsine lessertiana observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1961. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 639 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-19.
2026-10-19
Waianae, HI, US
(c) puapaniolo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
United States
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-17
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
Hawaii, US
(c) Andre Golumbeski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-09
Kuliouou - Kalani Iki, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-05
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Myrsine lessertiana. BISH 19184. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956225531. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/19184.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956225531 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026