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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.
- Collector number
- 14044
- Date
- June 13, 1937
- Locality
- Waimanalo Bay: Kaohikaipu Islet
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 3 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 June 13, 1937, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Argemone glauca
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Atriplex semibaccata
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Bidens pilosa
Botany
Cenchrus echinatus
Botany
Chloris barbata
Botany
Cuscuta sandwichiana
Botany
Cynodon dactylon
Botany
Dactyloctenium aegyptium
Botany
Emilia fosbergii
Botany
Heliotropium anomalum
Botany
Ipomoea cairica
Botany
Ipomoea indica
Botany
Jacquemontia sandwicensis
Botany
Lantana camara
Botany
Lipochaeta integrifolia
Botany
Portulaca lutea
Botany
Portulaca oleracea
Botany
Portulaca pilosa
Botany
Reichardia picroides
Botany
Ruppia maritima
Botany
Ruppia maritima
Botany
Sesuvium portulacastrum
Botany
Sida fallax
Botany
Solanum
Botany
Heliotropium anomalum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1937. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 274 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-20.
2026-09-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-22
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-31
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-29
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-29
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) saisai808, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-30
Hawaii, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Heliotropium anomalum. BISH 43201. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956486554. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/43201.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956486554 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026