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Nama sandwicense
As recorded: Nama sandwicensis A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Boraginales › Namaceae
- Collected by
- Takeuchi, W.N.; Palmer, D.; Funk, E.E.J. Funk →David Palmer →Wayne N. Takeuchi →
- Collector number
- Koolau 24
- Date
- November 19, 1983
- Locality
- Sandy Beach
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.2833, -157.6667
- 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
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On November 19, 1983, Takeuchi, W.N.; Palmer, D.; Funk, E. also collected 2 other specimens.
Still here: Nama sandwicense observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1983. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 22 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-11.

2026-10-11
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-05-31
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-27
Hawaii, US
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-02-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Nama sandwicense. BISH 451209. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956621444. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/451209.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956621444 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched to the GBIF backbone only approximately
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