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Lobelia hypoleuca
Kuhi'aikamo'owahie
As recorded: Lobelia hypoleuca Hillebr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Campanulaceae
- Collected by
- Hosaka, E.Y.; Bryan Jr., E.H.Edwin Horace Bryan Jr. →Edward Yataro Hosaka →
- Collector number
- 2389
- Date
- September 27, 1938
- Locality
- Punaluu. Koolau Range. Castle Trail
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 610 m
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 27, 1938, Hosaka, E.Y.; Bryan Jr., E.H. also collected 3 other specimens.
Lobelia hypoleuca observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1938. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 34 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-25.
2026-05-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-22
Hawaii, US
(c) Kai Garcia-Tobar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-05
Hawaii, US
(c) rmagers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-04
Hawaii, US
(c) jcombs15, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-27
Hawaii, US
(c) cnewfield, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-25
Hawaii, US
(c) audre_smith1, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Lobelia hypoleuca. BISH 447791. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956202817. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/447791.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956202817 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026