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Hillebrandia sandwicensis
pua maka nui
As recorded: Hillebrandia sandwicensis Oliv.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Cucurbitales › Begoniaceae
- Collected by
- Stone, B.C.
- Collector number
- 850
- Date
- June 19, 1955
- Locality
- along Kokee lookout road
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- 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 19, 1955, Stone, B.C. also collected 12 other specimens.
Cladonia
Botany
Cyanea leptostegia
Botany
Cyrtandra longifolia
Botany
Hillebrandia sandwicensis
Botany
Hypochaeris radicata
Botany
Microsorum grossum
Botany
Peperomia membranacea
Botany
Pityrogramma calomelanos
Botany
Pteris cretica
Botany
Verbesina encelioides
Botany
Wilkesia gymnoxiphium
Botany
Wilkesia gymnoxiphium
Botany
Hillebrandia sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1955. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 50 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-25.
2026-08-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Denali, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-29
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Rowan Willow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-19
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-19
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hillebrandia sandwicensis. BISH 192822. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956551771. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/192822.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956551771 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026