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Distimake aegyptius
Egyptian woodrose
As recorded: Distimake aegyptius (L.) A.R.Simões & Staples
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Convolvulaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.; Spence, G.Derral R. Herbst →G.J. Spence →
- Collector number
- 5754
- Date
- March 11, 1976
- Locality
- Hoolehua Homesteads
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 229 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 11, 1976, Herbst, D.R.; Spence, G. also collected 8 other specimens.
Distimake aegyptius observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1976. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 128 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-09.
2026-07-09
Kauaʻi, Kalaheo, HI, US
(c) dietri377, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-05
Mokuhano St, East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Lynn Chun, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-28
Lahaina Pali Trail, Maalaea, HI, US
(c) John Starmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-27
Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) ccheng9, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-11
Naalehu
(c) Helen Marquis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-31
Kailua, HI, USA
(c) Bridget McCall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Distimake aegyptius. BISH 415671. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956651912. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/415671.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956651912 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026