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Hydrocotyle verticillata
Whorled Pennywort
As recorded: Hydrocotyle verticillata Thunb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Apiales › Araliaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 9803
- Date
- August 8, 1933
- Locality
- Kipapa Gulch, Waipio
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 500 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 August 8, 1933, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 23 other specimens.
Hydrocotyle verticillata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1933. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 24 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-07.

2026-05-07
Princeville, HI, US
(c) gmoriondo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-17
Kuhio Hwy, Princeville, HI, US
(c) Michael Stuart, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-11
Hanakapiai Falls, Hawaii 96746, USA
(c) fpuerzer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-19
Hawaii, US
(c) Jory Teltser, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-25
Hawaii, US
(c) mstone2, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-01-15
Hawaiʻi, Kamuela, HI, US
(c) A. Moore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hydrocotyle verticillata. BISH 23465. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956179877. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/23465.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956179877 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
