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Pimelea
Pua'akuhinia
As recorded: Pimelea Banks ex Gaertn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Thymelaeaceae
- Collected by
- Kusche, J.A.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- July 7, 1920
- Locality
- Koa Mill Road, Alika Homesteads, S. Kona Dist
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- New South Wales, Australia
- Identified by
- James, S.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 7, 1920, Kusche, J.A. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Astelia menziesiana observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1920. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 233 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-14.

2026-10-14
Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-06
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) reymond_miyajima, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-04
Kamuela, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-23
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kyle Klotz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-19
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) David Martin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-24
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pimelea. BISH 444182. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956312089. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/444182.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956312089 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
