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Perilla frutescens
beefsteak plant
As recorded: Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Lamiaceae
- Collected by
- Christophersen, E.; Wilder, G.P.; Hume, E.P.Erling Christophersen →E.P. Hume →Gerrit Parmele Wilder →
- Collector number
- 1686
- Date
- March 12, 1931
- Locality
- Palolo Valley
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 350 m
- Identified by
- Harley, R.M.; Paton, A.J.R.M. Harley →A.J. Paton →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 12, 1931, Christophersen, E.; Wilder, G.P.; Hume, E.P. also collected 4 other specimens.
Perilla frutescens observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1931. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-03-19.
2025-03-19
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
(c) BIISC, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-05-22
Honolulu
(c) matteyya, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Perilla frutescens. BISH 445694. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956145953. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/445694.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956145953 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026