Charpentiera elliptica
As recorded: Charpentiera elliptica (Hillebr.) A.Heller
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Amaranthaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- Collector Number: 1094.K
- Date
- 1917
- Locality
- Waimea Drainage Basin, West side
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Sohmer, S.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Charpentiera elliptica observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1917. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 19 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-29.
2026-05-29
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-09
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-19
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-11-30
Hawaii, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-10-20
Hawaii, US
(c) embrines, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-08-09
Hawaii, US
(c) embrines, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Charpentiera elliptica. BISH 22659. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956210303. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/22659.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956210303 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026