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Wikstroemia sandwicensis
As recorded: Wikstroemia sandwicensis Meisn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Thymelaeaceae
- Collected by
- Newell, C.L.
- Collector number
- 927
- Date
- January 27, 1967
- Locality
- Located down Chain of Craters Road about 7.9 miles toward Kalapana from intersection with Crater Rim Road, or 0.6 miles toward ocean from Makaopuhi Crater sign
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 885 m
- Identified by
- Mayer, S.S.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 27, 1967, Newell, C.L. also collected 15 other specimens.
Dubautia ciliolata
Botany
Fimbristylis dichotoma
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Luzula hawaiiensis
Botany
Metrosideros polymorpha
Botany
Myrsine lessertiana
Botany
Myrsine lessertiana
Botany
Myrsine lessertiana
Botany
Myrsine lessertiana
Botany
Myrsine sandwicensis
Botany
Paspalum conjugatum
Botany
Pipturus albidus
Botany
Pipturus albidus
Botany
Selaginella arbuscula
Botany
Wikstroemia phillyreifolia
Botany
Wikstroemia phillyreifolia
Botany
Wikstroemia sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1967. 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 21459. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956634129. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/21459.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956634129 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026