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Morelotia gahniiformis
As recorded: Morelotia gahniiformis Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Newell, C.L.
- Collector number
- 782
- Date
- September 6, 1966
- Locality
- Walk about 2 miles up Mauna Loa Summit Trail to altitude of 2285 meters. Plant was about 40 meters south of trail, or about 20 meters before two crossed telephone poles in the trail. (plot 15)
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 2,285 m
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 6, 1966, Newell, C.L. also collected 2 other specimens.
Morelotia gahniiformis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 164 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.
2026-10-23
Maui, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-23
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kyle Klotz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-10
Old Puu Oo Trail, Holualoa, HI, US
(c) idoucet, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-31
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-19
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) justinchappelle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-13
Upper Waiakea Forest Reserve, Holualoa, HI, US
(c) nmoorhatch, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Morelotia gahniiformis. BISH 21313. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956545667. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/21313.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956545667 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026