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Heliotropium curassavicum
alkali heliotrope
As recorded: Heliotropium curassavicum L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Boraginales › Heliotropiaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.; Walker, R.Derral R. Herbst →R.H. Walker →
- Collector number
- 6080
- Date
- April 30, 1978
- Locality
- Keehi Lagoon: Kahakaaulana Island
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- 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 April 30, 1978, Herbst, D.R.; Walker, R. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Atriplex semibaccata
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Atriplex semibaccata
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Atriplex suberecta
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Atriplex suberecta
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Atriplex suberecta
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Atriplex suberecta
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Batis maritima
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Batis maritima
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Batis maritima
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Batis maritima
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Batis maritima
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Batis maritima
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Casuarina equisetifolia
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Cenchrus echinatus
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Chloris barbata
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Chloris barbata
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Conocarpus erectus
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Conocarpus erectus
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Conocarpus erectus
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Cyperus rotundus
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Eragrostis ciliaris
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Erigeron bonariensis
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Euphorbia hirta
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Euphorbia hypericifolia
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Heliotropium curassavicum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 573 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
Maui, Lahaina, HI, US
(c) planetboom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Koloa, HI, US
(c) Will Bartlett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-09
Hawaii, US
(c) ashoki, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-08
Dike Trail, Maalaea, HI, US
(c) alex3haase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-08
Dike Trail, Maalaea, HI, US
(c) alex3haase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-03
Kalanianaole Hwy + Kuliouou Rd, Honolulu, HI 96821, USA
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Heliotropium curassavicum. BISH 421490. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956385107. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/421490.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956385107 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026