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Myrsine lessertiana
kōlea lau nui
As recorded: Myrsine lessertiana A.DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Primulaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Hosaka, E.Y.Edward Yataro Hosaka →Harold St.John →
- Collector number
- 11449
- Date
- 1932
- Locality
- Upper Hamakua Ditch Trail, Waipio, Kohala Mts.
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 975 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
Myrsine lessertiana observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1932. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 639 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-19.
2026-10-19
Waianae, HI, US
(c) puapaniolo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
United States
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-17
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
Hawaii, US
(c) Andre Golumbeski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-09
Kuliouou - Kalani Iki, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-05
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Myrsine lessertiana. BISH 404569. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956600299. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/404569.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956600299 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026