Bernice Puahi Bishop Museum · CC BY-NC · GBIF · full resolution
Charpentiera obovata
As recorded: Charpentiera obovata Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Amaranthaceae
- Collected by
- Christophersen, E.
- Collector number
- 1279
- Date
- March 16, 1930
- Locality
- Trail to Puu Hapapa, Waianae Mts
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 600 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 16, 1930, Christophersen, E. also collected 16 other specimens.
Alyxia stellata
Botany
Alyxia stellata
Botany
Astelia menziesiana
Botany
Astelia menziesiana
Botany
Charpentiera obovata
Botany
Coprosma longifolia
Botany
Joinvillea ascendens
Botany
Joinvillea ascendens
Botany
Kadua cordata
Botany
Lobelia yuccoides
Botany
Lobelia yuccoides
Botany
Osteomeles anthyllidifolia
Botany
Peperomia latifolia
Botany
Rumex albescens
Botany
Viola tracheliifolia
Botany
Viola tracheliifolia
Botany
Charpentiera obovata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-02-12.
2026-02-12
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-05-31
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Pierre-Louis Stenger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-05-31
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Pierre-Louis Stenger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-06-15
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Noriko Ito, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-06-08
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Abram Fleishman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2021-05-18
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) A. Moore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Charpentiera obovata. BISH 39682. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956530066. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/39682.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956530066 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026