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Salvia occidentalis
As recorded: Salvia occidentalis Sw.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Lamiaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.; Ishikawa, S.Derral R. Herbst →S. Ishikawa →
- Collector number
- 5668
- Date
- February 24, 1976
- Locality
- Kawaihau District: land of Kapaa, along road by Waikaea Canal, back of Kapaa Town
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 6 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 February 24, 1976, Herbst, D.R.; Ishikawa, S. also collected 6 other specimens.
Salvia occidentalis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1976. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-09-17.
2025-09-17
North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-17
North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2023-09-15
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) KISC, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2012-06-13
Nu'alolo Aina, HI, USA
(c) Oscar Johnson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Salvia occidentalis. BISH 415815. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956186427. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/415815.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956186427 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026