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Pipturus albidus
As recorded: Pipturus albidus (Hook. & Arn.) A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Urticaceae
- Collected by
- Herat, T.; Herat, R.; Higashino, P.K.R. Herat →T.R. Herat →Paul K. Higashino →
- Collector number
- 790
- Date
- June 27, 1974
- Locality
- Kau District, along trail leading from Hilina Pali Shelter to Kipuka Pepeiou
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 840 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 June 27, 1974, Herat, T.; Herat, R.; Higashino, P.K. also collected 23 other specimens.
Pipturus albidus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1974. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 722 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25
Hao St, Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) Jaida Faith Spendelow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-19
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Caroline Farmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-13
Hawaii, US
(c) Andre Golumbeski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-02
Volcano, HI 96785, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-21
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pipturus albidus. BISH 410591. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956524937. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/410591.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956524937 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
