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Wikstroemia monticola
ʻākia
As recorded: Wikstroemia monticola Skottsb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Thymelaeaceae
- Collected by
- Gillett, G.W.
- Collector number
- 2037
- Date
- November 26, 1966
- Locality
- Ulupalakua Ranch, along the 900M countour on road side above and east of Ranch Headquarters, with Alectryon Fagara. Santalum etc
- Island
- Maui
- 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 November 26, 1966, Gillett, G.W. also collected 2 other specimens.
Wikstroemia monticola observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-03-13.

2025-03-13
Hawaii, US
(c) mikekintgen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-08-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Emma Menchions, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Wikstroemia monticola. BISH 2113. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956138346. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/2113.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956138346 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
