
Schiedea lychnoides
Kuawawaenohu
As recorded: Schiedea lychnoides Hillebr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Caryophyllaceae
- Collected by
- Rock, J.F.C.
- Collector number
- Collector Number: 2638
- Date
- 1909
- Locality
- Kaholuamanu
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Weller, S.G.Warren L. Wagner Jr. →S.G. Weller →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Schiedea lychnoides observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1909. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-17.

2026-03-17
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-06
Hawaii, US
(c) Andre Golumbeski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-01
Hawaii, US
(c) mstone2, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-12-18
Hawaii, US
(c) emoriarty4, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-05-09
Hawaii, US
(c) Edwin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-05-07
Hawaii, US
(c) Julien Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Schiedea lychnoides. BISH 43437. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956266260. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/43437.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956266260 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
