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Wikstroemia sandwicensis
As recorded: Wikstroemia sandwicensis Meisn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Thymelaeaceae
- Collected by
- Newell, C.L.
- Collector number
- 107
- Date
- July 20, 1966
- Locality
- Located down Chain of Craters Road about 28.5 miles toward Kalapana from intersection with Crater Rim Road; or 0.2 miles before Queens Bath. Plant was about .25 miles up the Royal Estates Road, not far from HVNP boundary. (plot 27)
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 50 m
- 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 July 20, 1966, Newell, C.L. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Andropogon virginicus
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Andropogon virginicus
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Chrysopogon aciculatus
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Chrysopogon aciculatus
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Cyanthillium cinereum
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Desmodium incanum
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Desmodium incanum
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Desmodium incanum
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Digitaria ciliaris
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Digitaria fuscescens
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Digitaria violascens
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Dodonaea viscosa
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Emilia fosbergii
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Emilia fosbergii
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Erigeron sumatrensis
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Euphorbia thymifolia
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Fimbristylis cymosa
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Fimbristylis cymosa
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Fimbristylis cymosa
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Fimbristylis cymosa
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Fimbristylis cymosa
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Fimbristylis dichotoma
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Grona triflora
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Grona triflora
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Wikstroemia sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-18.
2026-03-18
United States
(c) Ehoarn Bidault, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-10
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Stephanie Lyon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-17
United States
(c) rathbunjon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-09-04
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-09-04
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2015-05-16
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) kgallo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Wikstroemia sandwicensis. BISH 20633. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956466826. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/20633.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956466826 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026