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Gomphrena globosa
Globe amaranth
As recorded: Gomphrena globosa L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Amaranthaceae
- Collected by
- Egler, F.E.
- Collector number
- 37-313
- Date
- July 29, 1937
- Locality
- 1/2 mi E of Waialae
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- 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 July 29, 1937, Egler, F.E. also collected 11 other specimens.
Gomphrena globosa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1937. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-22.
2026-03-22
Palolo, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-19
E Manoa Rd + Kolomona Pl, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
(c) Robert Early, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2018-10-14
O‘ahu, Hawaii, USA
(c) Jeff S., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Gomphrena globosa. BISH 22719. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956207042. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/22719.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956207042 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026