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Myrsine lessertiana

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BISH 21371Botany

Myrsine lessertiana

kōlea lau nui

As recorded: Myrsine lessertiana A.DC.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Primulaceae

Collected by: Newell, C.L.
Collector number: 839
Date: January 24, 1967
Locality: Drive down Chain of Craters Road about 7.4 miles toward Kalapana from intersection with Crater Rim Road. Walk up Napau Crater Trail (to right of Makaopuhi Crater sign) about 1.5 miles. Plant was about 7 meters 122° to right of trail. (plot 9)
Island: Hawaiʻi Island
Region: Hawaii, United States
Elevation: 885 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

699 Bishop specimens of Myrsine lessertiana · collected 1864–2026Species page ›

Cite this specimen

Myrsine lessertiana. BISH 21371. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956594867. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/21371.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956594867 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026