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Wikstroemia furcata
As recorded: Wikstroemia furcata (Hillebr.) Rock
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Thymelaeaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 449a
- Date
- September 1, 1909
- Locality
- back of Waimea
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- 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 September 1, 1909, Forbes, C.N. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Wikstroemia furcata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1909. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-08-29.

2024-08-29
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-11-17
Hawaii, US
(c) embrines, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-12-17
Hawaii, US
(c) KokeeRCP, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2019-10-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Eric Knight, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2018-11-14
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2015-11-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Wikstroemia furcata. BISH 422146. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956282739. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/422146.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956282739 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
