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Batis maritima
Saltwort
As recorded: Batis maritima L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Brassicales › Bataceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Hosaka, E.Y.Edward Yataro Hosaka →Harold St.John →
- Collector number
- 18836
- Date
- April 13, 1938
- Locality
- Lanai
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 3 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 13, 1938, St.John, H.; Hosaka, E.Y. also collected 9 other specimens.
Batis maritima observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1938. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 396 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.
2026-10-17
West Loch Estates, HI, US
(c) Nathan Nguyen, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-08
Dike Trail, Maalaea, HI, US
(c) alex3haase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-05
Oʻahu, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) calcariidaeeee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-21
Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge, Maalaea, HI 96753, USA
(c) pickin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Batis maritima. BISH 412459. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956584060. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/412459.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956584060 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026