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Lythrum maritimum
As recorded: Lythrum maritimum Kunth
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Lythraceae
- Collected by
- Ishikawa, S.
- Collector number
- 340
- Date
- November 30, 1973
- Locality
- Waipoli Rd., 2.2 miles from junction of Polipoli park rd. and forestry roads, Kula State Forest
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- 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 30, 1973, Ishikawa, S. also collected 12 other specimens.
Lythrum maritimum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 117 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-29.
2026-09-29
Kula, HI 96790, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-25
Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-26
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Joshua Almansa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-17
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) blip3, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-13
Hawaii, Hawaii, United States
(c) Kevin Chiang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-05
Kīlauea, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Lythrum maritimum. BISH 403206. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956527080. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/403206.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956527080 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026