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Myrsine wawraea
As recorded: Myrsine wawraea (Mez) Hosaka
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Primulaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Cowan, R.S.; Webster, G.L.; Wilbur, R.L.R.S. Cowan →Harold St.John →Grady L. Webster →R.L. Wilbur →
- Collector number
- 23069
- Date
- December 25, 1947
- Locality
- Alakai Swamp, Kilohana, Waimea-Wainiha
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,225 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 December 25, 1947, St.John, H.; Cowan, R.S.; Webster, G.L.; Wilbur, R.L. also collected 19 other specimens.
Dichanthelium cynodon
Botany
Dubautia laxa
Botany
Dubautia paleata
Botany
Dubautia paleata
Botany
Ilex anomala
Botany
Ilex anomala
Botany
Ilex anomala
Botany
Kadua affinis
Botany
Melicope clusiifolia
Botany
Metrosideros polymorpha
Botany
Microschizaea robusta
Botany
Myrsine denticulata
Botany
Perrottetia sandwicensis
Botany
Plantago pachyphylla
Botany
Scaevola glabra
Botany
Schoenoplectiella juncoides
Botany
Vaccinium calycinum
Botany
Viola kauaensis
Botany
Wikstroemia oahuensis
Botany
Myrsine wawraea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1947. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 37 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-25.
2026-08-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Rebekah Magers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-27
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-09-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-17
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-12-05
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Myrsine wawraea. BISH 413397. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956145880. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/413397.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956145880 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026