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Hypericum parvulum
Sierra Madre St. John's Wort
As recorded: Hypericum parvulum Greene
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Hypericaceae
- Collected by
- Newell, C.L.
- Collector number
- 984
- Date
- June 26, 1967
- Locality
- Drive down Kona-Hilo Hghwy about 6.8 miles toward Hilo from Hongo Store. Walk up unpaved road about 100 meters. Plant was about 20 meters NE(right side) of road
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 850 m
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 26, 1967, Newell, C.L. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Hypericum parvulum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1967. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 36 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-26.

2026-07-26
Kīlauea Iki Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-21
Honua‘ula Forest Reserve, Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) James Miller, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-12
Puu Oo Trail, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-09
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Tim Guida, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-18
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Ocean Fleskes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-08
Island of Hawaiʻi, Volcano, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hypericum parvulum. BISH 21516. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956299225. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/21516.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956299225 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
