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Stachytarpheta jamaicensis
Blue Porterweed
As recorded: Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (L.) Vahl
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Verbenaceae
- Collected by
- Wagner, W.L.; Mill, S.W.S.W. Mill →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Collector number
- 4764
- Date
- January 14, 1983
- Locality
- E, 9.4 mi E of Ulupalakua Ranch on Piilani Hwy. (Hwy.31), 3.5 mi W of Manawainui
- Island
- Maui
- 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 January 14, 1983, Wagner, W.L.; Mill, S.W. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Abutilon grandifolium
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Asclepias curassavica
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Bidens mauiensis
Botany
Bidens mauiensis
Botany
Bocconia frutescens
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Bocconia frutescens
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Chamaecrista nictitans
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Chenopodiastrum murale
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Cocculus orbiculatus
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Crotalaria pallida
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Cucumis dipsaceus
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Dactyloctenium aegyptium
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Desmodium tortuosum
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Emilia fosbergii
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Erythrina sandwicensis
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Erythrina sandwicensis
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Euphorbia celastroides
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Euphorbia heterophylla
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Euphorbia hirta
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Foeniculum vulgare
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Gomphocarpus physocarpus
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Grona triflora
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Hunnemannia fumariifolia
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Hyparrhenia rufa
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Stachytarpheta jamaicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1983. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 260 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.
2026-10-17
Lanikai Pillbox, Kailua, HI, US
(c) ashoki, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-02
Waianae, HI, US
(c) Ean Schiffman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-25
Kailua, HI, US
(c) Ethan Ramsey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-21
Kapaa, HI, US
(c) Cortney Bloomer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-05
Aiea, HI 96701, USA
(c) Madi Kelly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-02
Pipiwai Trail, Hana, HI, US
(c) Tim Guida, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis. BISH 443601. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956514532. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/443601.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956514532 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026