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Heliotropium anomalum
Polynesian Heliotrope
As recorded: Heliotropium anomalum var. argenteum A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Boraginales › Heliotropiaceae
- Collected by
- Takeuchi, W.N.
- Collector number
- Koolau 37a
- Date
- January 2, 1984
- Locality
- Queens Beach: approx. five meters from highwater line
- Island
- Oʻahu
- 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 2, 1984, Takeuchi, W.N. also collected 3 other specimens.
Heliotropium anomalum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1984. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 274 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-20.
2026-09-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-22
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-31
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-29
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-29
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) saisai808, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-30
Hawaii, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Heliotropium anomalum. BISH 451582. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956277629. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/451582.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956277629 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026