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Cecropia obtusifolia
As recorded: Cecropia obtusifolia Bertol.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Urticaceae
- Collected by
- Ishikawa, S.
- Collector number
- 247
- Date
- April 14, 1973
- Locality
- in gully 50' off highway E of Molaa
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 9 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 April 14, 1973, Ishikawa, S. also collected 7 other specimens.
Cecropia obtusifolia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 321 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-18.
2026-10-18
Lava Tree, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) vbaker225, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-04
Oʻahu, Kaneohe, HI, US
(c) americanlady, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-23
Eighth Ave, Keaau, HI, US
(c) miriamedell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-19
United States
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-07-26
Kāneʻohe
(c) Oliver, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-09
Hualalai Rd, Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) trishx, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cecropia obtusifolia. BISH 402893. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956701697. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/402893.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956701697 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026