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Wikstroemia monticola
ʻākia
As recorded: Wikstroemia monticola Skottsb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Thymelaeaceae
- Collected by
- Nagata, K.M.; Kimura, B.; Nagata, L.B. Kimura →Kenneth M. Nagata →L. Nagata →
- Collector number
- 1658
- Date
- July 1, 1978
- Locality
- Rim of Makamole Stream gulch
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 244 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 July 1, 1978, Nagata, K.M.; Kimura, B.; Nagata, L. also collected 3 other specimens.
Wikstroemia monticola observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-03-13.

2025-03-13
Hawaii, US
(c) mikekintgen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-08-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Emma Menchions, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Wikstroemia monticola. BISH 428775. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956581450. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/428775.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956581450 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
