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Persicaria punctata
Dotted Smartweed
As recorded: Persicaria punctata (Elliott) Small
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Polygonaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.; Ishikawa, S.Derral R. Herbst →S. Ishikawa →
- Collector number
- 5532
- Date
- October 23, 1975
- Locality
- Puna District: Volcano transfer dump
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,036 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Staples, G.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 23, 1975, Herbst, D.R.; Ishikawa, S. also collected 16 other specimens.
Bambusa
Botany
Bambusa beecheyana
Botany
Bambusa beecheyana
Botany
Buchozia japonica
Botany
Crotalaria lanceolata
Botany
Cuphea hyssopifolia
Botany
Cyperus haspan
Botany
Cyperus sanguinolentus
Botany
Dietes bicolor
Botany
Fimbristylis dichotoma
Botany
Hedychium gardnerianum
Botany
Hedychium gardnerianum
Botany
Isachne distichophylla
Botany
Lachnagrostis filiformis
Botany
Melaleuca quinquenervia
Botany
Rubus ellipticus
Botany
Persicaria punctata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-13.
2026-10-13
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Gracie McMullen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-30
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-23
Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-04
Hakalau, HI 96710, USA
(c) cgchimera, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-01-15
Alakahi Stream, Kamuela, HI, US
(c) A. Moore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-11-14
Hawaii, US
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Persicaria punctata. BISH 410182. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956562711. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/410182.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956562711 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026