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Leptecophylla tameiameiae
As recorded: Leptecophylla tameiameiae (Cham. & Schltdl.) C.M.Weiller
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ericaceae
- Collected by
- Newell, C.L.
- Collector number
- 246
- Date
- August 2, 1966
- Locality
- Located down Chain of Craters Raod about 4.1 miles toward Kalapana from intersection with Crater Rim Road
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,035 m
- Identified by
- BISH staff
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 2, 1966, Newell, C.L. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Coprosma ochracea
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Coprosma ochracea
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Coprosma rhynchocarpa
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Dicranopteris linearis
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Digitaria setigera
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Dodonaea viscosa
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Dodonaea viscosa
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Doryopteris subdecipiens
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Doryopteris subdecipiens
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Dubautia ciliolata
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Eragrostis tenella
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Erigeron canadensis
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Euphorbia hirta
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Festuca myuros
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Ilex anomala
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Indigofera suffruticosa
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Isachne distichophylla
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Melinis repens
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Metrosideros polymorpha
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Leptecophylla tameiameiae observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,211 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Hilo, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Mauna Kea Access Road, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Kaulana Manu Native Bird and Plant Sanctuary Trail, Hilo, HI, US
(c) azu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Leptecophylla tameiameiae. BISH 20773. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956399213. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/20773.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956399213 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026