Wikstroemia sandwicensis

As recorded: Wikstroemia sandwicensis Meisn.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Thymelaeaceae

Collected by: Forbes, C.N.
Collector number: 306.L
Date: September 1, 1917
Locality: Lanai
Island: Lānaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Identified by: Mayer, S.S.
Record type: Preserved specimen

400 Bishop specimens of Wikstroemia sandwicensis · collected 1825–1995Species page ›

Collected the same day

On September 1, 1917, Forbes, C.N. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Wikstroemia sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1917. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-18.

2026-03-18

United States

(c) Ehoarn Bidault, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-10

Hawaii County, US-HI, US

(c) Stephanie Lyon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-17

United States

(c) rathbunjon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-09-04

Hawaii County, US-HI, US

(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-09-04

Hawaii County, US-HI, US

(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2015-05-16

Hawaii County, US-HI, US

(c) kgallo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Wikstroemia sandwicensis. BISH 40489. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956203795. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/40489.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956203795 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026