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Heliotropium curassavicum
As recorded: Heliotropium curassavicum L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Boraginales › Heliotropiaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 14065
- Date
- June 15, 1937
- Locality
- Waimanalo Bay; Keohikaipu Islet
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 12 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
Heliotropium curassavicum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1937. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 573 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
Maui, Lahaina, HI, US
(c) planetboom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Koloa, HI, US
(c) Will Bartlett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-09
Hawaii, US
(c) ashoki, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-08
Dike Trail, Maalaea, HI, US
(c) alex3haase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-08
Dike Trail, Maalaea, HI, US
(c) alex3haase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-03
Kalanianaole Hwy + Kuliouou Rd, Honolulu, HI 96821, USA
no rights reserved
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Cite this specimen
Heliotropium curassavicum. BISH 43257. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956501854. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/43257.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956501854 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026