
Wikstroemia oahuensis
ʻĀkia
As recorded: Wikstroemia oahuensis var. oahuensis
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Thymelaeaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.; Dausereau; Lamoureux; Stewart; WentDausereau →Otto Degener →C.H. Lamoureux →Stewart →Went →
- Collector number
- 27020
- Date
- August 18, 1962
- Locality
- Kahana Valley
- Island
- Oʻahu
- 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 August 18, 1962, Degener, O.; Dausereau; Lamoureux; Stewart; Went also collected 3 other specimens.
Wikstroemia oahuensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1962. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 377 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-20
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Ean Schiffman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) conlonae, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
Palolo, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Wikstroemia oahuensis. BISH 40443. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956227744. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/40443.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956227744 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
