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Charpentiera ovata
As recorded: Charpentiera ovata var. ovata
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Amaranthaceae
- Collected by
- Rock, J.F.C.; Weissich, P.Joseph F. Rock →P. Weissich →
- Collector number
- 27504
- Date
- March 23, 1959
- Locality
- Kau
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 610 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
Collected the same day
On March 23, 1959, Rock, J.F.C.; Weissich, P. also collected 3 other specimens.
Charpentiera ovata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1959. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-02.
2026-10-02
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-05
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-01-02
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Matthew Thompson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2012-03-16
Hawaii, US
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2012-01-01
Manuka State Wayside
(c) 104623964081378888743, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2009-09-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Charpentiera ovata. BISH 22565. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956270704. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/22565.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956270704 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026