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Nototrichium sandwicense
As recorded: Nototrichium sandwicense (A.Gray) Hillebr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Amaranthaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 41743
- Date
- March 24, 1961
- Locality
- Kaupulehu Forest Reserve, North Kona
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 640 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 24, 1961, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 15 other specimens.
Nototrichium sandwicense observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1961. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 26 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-29.

2026-09-29
Hawaii, US
(c) Rebekah Magers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-07
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-19
Hawaii, US
(c) Carlos/Giancarla Ross (AnimeBirder), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-19
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) kairigney, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-19
Hawaii, US
(c) Chris Havran, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Nototrichium sandwicense. BISH 22740. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956266474. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/22740.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956266474 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
