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Alnus nepalensis
Nepal Alder
As recorded: Alnus nepalensis D.Don
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fagales › Betulaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.; Spence, G.Derral R. Herbst →G.J. Spence →
- Collector number
- 5556
- Date
- November 17, 1975
- Locality
- Lihue District: land of Wailua, Lihue-koloa Forest Reserve, along jeep road to irrigation intake dam on North Fork of Wailua River
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 244 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 17, 1975, Herbst, D.R.; Spence, G. also collected 9 other specimens.
Alnus nepalensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-02-18.

2026-02-18
Waimea, HI 96743, USA
(c) Anders Hastings, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-02-18
Waimea, HI 96743, USA
(c) Anders Hastings, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-01-15
Hawaiʻi, Kamuela, HI, US
(c) A. Moore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Alnus nepalensis. BISH 410199.2. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956305016. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/410199.2.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956305016 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
