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Chenopodium oahuense
ʻAweoweo
As recorded: Chenopodium oahuense (Meyen) Aellen
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Amaranthaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 11134
- Date
- November 15, 1931
- Locality
- Kaena; Nihoa Gulch
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 61 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 November 15, 1931, St.John, H. also collected 10 other specimens.
Chenopodium oahuense observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1931. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 316 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
Mauna Kea Access Road, Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-05
Iao Valley Rd, Wailuku, HI, US
(c) alex3haase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-04
HI, US
(c) Ean Schiffman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-08
Kapiolani St @ Lanikaula St - University of Hawai'i-Hilo, Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-30
Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Chenopodium oahuense. BISH 31056. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956493784. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/31056.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956493784 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026