
Korthalsella platycaula
As recorded: Korthalsella platycaula (Bertero ex Tiegh.) Engl.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Santalales › Viscaceae
- Collected by
- Sohmer, S.H.
- Collector number
- 6519
- Date
- July 17, 1970
- Locality
- Kokee, Awaawapuhi Trail, ~1.5 mi from start
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- 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 July 17, 1970, Sohmer, S.H. also collected 17 other specimens.
Korthalsella platycaula observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1970. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 20 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-06-11.

2025-06-11
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-23
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Barrett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-16
Hawaii, US
(c) Hannah Mirando, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-12-05
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-11-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-09-30
Hawaii, US
(c) KISC, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Korthalsella platycaula. BISH 438516. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956606580. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/438516.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956606580 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
