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Stachytarpheta cayennensis
Rattail
As recorded: Stachytarpheta australis Moldenke
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Verbenaceae
- Collected by
- Higashino, P.K.; Croft, L.K.L.K. Croft →Paul K. Higashino →
- Collector number
- 6303
- Date
- July 24, 1977
- Locality
- Southwest flank of Mauna Loa, in the ahupuaa of Manuka
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 488 m
- Identified by
- Staples, G.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 24, 1977, Higashino, P.K.; Croft, L.K. also collected 4 other specimens.
Stachytarpheta cayennensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1977. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,178 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-19.
2026-10-19
Aiea, HI 96701, USA
(c) Sam Buswell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Kauaʻi, Kilauea, HI, US
(c) Phillip, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Kalalau Trail, Princeville, HI, US
(c) Owen Sinkus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2026-10-16
RT-583, Lihue, HI, US
(c) dvanlare, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-09
Diamond Head / Kapahulu / St. Louis Heights, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Jacob Skaggs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-05
Waiheʻe Ridge Trail, Wailuku, HI, US
(c) alex3haase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Stachytarpheta cayennensis. BISH 431461. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956185103. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/431461.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956185103 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026