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Achyranthes splendens
As recorded: Achyranthes splendens var. splendens
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Amaranthaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.; Degener, I.Isa Degener →Otto Degener →
- Collector number
- 35349
- Date
- August 17, 1963
- Locality
- Maunalei Gulch
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- 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 August 17, 1963, Degener, O.; Degener, I. also collected 5 other specimens.
Achyranthes splendens observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1963. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 16 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-13.

2026-06-13
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
no rights reserved

2025-06-27
Hawaii, US
(c) sram-ambassador, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-24
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) J.R. Kuethe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-21
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Taylor Justason, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-02
Hawaii, US
(c) Taylor Justason, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-02-23
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Emmett Magnus Kearns, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Achyranthes splendens. BISH 439705. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956385152. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/439705.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956385152 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
