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Rumex giganteus
Pāwale
As recorded: Rumex giganteus Aiton
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Polygonaceae
- Collected by
- Henrickson, J.S.
- Collector number
- 3878
- Date
- July 15, 1969
- Locality
- East Maui, Haleakala, base of Sliding Sands trail
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.7064, -156.2149 ± 501 m
- Elevation
- 2,286 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
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On July 15, 1969, Henrickson, J.S. also collected 10 other specimens.
Still here: Rumex giganteus observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1969. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-06-15.
2025-06-15
Hawaii, US
(c) zacpfeifer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-10-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Remy Henderson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Rumex giganteus. BISH 36056. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956458423. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/36056.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956458423 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026