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Heliotropium anomalum
Polynesian Heliotrope
As recorded: Heliotropium anomalum var. argenteum A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Boraginales › Heliotropiaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.; Fosberg, V.O.F. Raymond Fosberg →V.O. Fosberg →
- Collector number
- 13435
- Date
- December 26, 1936
- Locality
- Moomomi
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.1966, -157.1535 ± 2,594 m
- Elevation
- 10 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
Collected the same day
On December 26, 1936, Fosberg, F.R.; Fosberg, V.O. also collected 11 other specimens.
Still here: Heliotropium anomalum observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1936. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2024-06-26.
2024-06-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-04-14
Hawaii, US
(c) twothylacines, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-02-17
Hawaii, US
(c) Tumbleweed85, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2019-03-25
Hawaii, US
(c) joshsilberg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2005-01-30
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
Heliotropium anomalum. BISH 43183. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956370987. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/43183.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956370987 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026