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Heliotropium anomalum
Polynesian Heliotrope
As recorded: Heliotropium anomalum var. argenteum A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Boraginales › Heliotropiaceae
- Collected by
- Stokes, J.F.G.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Locality
- Molokai
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.1401, -157.0125 ± 31,234 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: Heliotropium anomalum observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 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)

2016-06-10
Hawaii, US
(c) cheethaj, 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 43207. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956537876. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/43207.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956537876 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
