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Leptecophylla tameiameiae
Pūkiawe
As recorded: Leptecophylla tameiameiae (Cham. & Schltdl.) C.M.Weiller
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ericaceae
- Collected by
- Herat, T.; Wirawan, N.T.R. Herat →Nengah Wirawan →
- Collector number
- 182
- Date
- August 18, 1972
- Locality
- Along ridge trail starting at the old abandoned Mormon church and cemetery on the Kawa side
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 91 m
- Identified by
- BISH staff
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 18, 1972, Herat, T.; Wirawan, N. also collected 16 other specimens.
Abutilon grandifolium
Botany
Bidens pilosa
Botany
Cassytha filiformis
Botany
Emilia fosbergii
Botany
Erigeron sumatrensis
Botany
Euphorbia multiformis
Botany
Fimbristylis dichotoma
Botany
Heptapleurum actinophyllum
Botany
Heptapleurum actinophyllum
Botany
Ipomoea indica
Botany
Paspalum conjugatum
Botany
Paspalum scrobiculatum
Botany
Passiflora suberosa
Botany
Ricinus communis
Botany
Setaria parviflora
Botany
Sida fallax
Botany
Leptecophylla tameiameiae observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,211 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Hilo, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Mauna Kea Access Road, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Kaulana Manu Native Bird and Plant Sanctuary Trail, Hilo, HI, US
(c) azu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Leptecophylla tameiameiae. BISH 407570. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956403311. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/407570.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956403311 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026