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Wilkesia gymnoxiphium
Iliau
As recorded: Wilkesia gymnoxiphium A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Fay, J.J.
- Collector number
- 143
- Date
- November 2, 1973
- Locality
- Along road atop Polihale Ridge
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 161 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
Collected the same day
On November 2, 1973, Fay, J.J. also collected 1 other specimen.
Wilkesia gymnoxiphium observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 281 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-25.
2026-08-25
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) nikkibirding, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-22
Hawaii, US
(c) Kasey P., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-02
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-13
Iliau Nature Loop, Princeville, HI, US
(c) Kael Berkley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-11
Iliau Nature Loop, Princeville, HI, US
(c) Andre Golumbeski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-09
Waimea Canyon State Park, Princeville, HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Wilkesia gymnoxiphium. BISH 409770. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956600739. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/409770.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956600739 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026