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Wikstroemia sandwicensis
As recorded: Wikstroemia sandwicensis Meisn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Thymelaeaceae
- Collected by
- Newell, C.L.
- Collector number
- 252
- Date
- August 2, 1966
- Locality
- located down Chain of Craters Road about 4.1 miles toward Kalapana from intersection with Crater Rim Road. Then drive up side road with cable across entrance (Escape Road) about 2.1 miles. Plant was abot 10 meters NE of road. (plot 49)
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,035 m
- Identified by
- Mayer, S.S.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 2, 1966, Newell, C.L. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Ageratum conyzoides
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Bidens pilosa
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Bidens pilosa
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Bulbostylis capillaris
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Chrysopogon aciculatus
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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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Leptecophylla tameiameiae
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Melinis repens
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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 20779. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956508595. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/20779.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956508595 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026