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Myrsine lessertiana
kōlea lau nui
As recorded: Myrsine lessertiana A.DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Primulaceae
- Collected by
- Nagata, K.M.; Spence, G.; Harrison, B.Ben Harrison →Kenneth M. Nagata →G.J. Spence →
- Collector number
- 1059
- Date
- June 28, 1972
- Locality
- East Maui, Hana District, Waihoi Valley
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.7229, -156.0737 ± 1,259 m
- Elevation
- 991 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
Where it was collected
Still here: Myrsine lessertiana observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 22 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-12-06.

2025-12-06
Kula, HI, US
(c) trebien, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-24
Hawaii, US
(c) rokkenolan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-08
Hawaii, US
(c) zacpfeifer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Jory Teltser, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-16
Paliku Cabin Trail, Kula, HI, US
(c) zacpfeifer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-05
Hawaii, US
(c) Julien Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Myrsine lessertiana. BISH 428737. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956483595. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/428737.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956483595 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
