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Heliotropium curassavicum
As recorded: Heliotropium curassavicum L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Boraginales › Heliotropiaceae
- Collected by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Mill, S.Derral R. Herbst →S.W. Mill →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Collector number
- 4811
- Date
- June 4, 1983
- Locality
- Queen's Beach (off of Kalanianaole Highway) (Hwy. 72)
- 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 June 4, 1983, Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Mill, S. also collected 22 other specimens.
Alternanthera pungens
Botany
Alternanthera sessilis
Botany
Amaranthus spinosus
Botany
Amaranthus viridis
Botany
Batis maritima
Botany
Chenopodiastrum murale
Botany
Distimake aegyptius
Botany
Euphorbia hypericifolia
Botany
Euphorbia hyssopifolia
Botany
Euploca procumbens
Botany
Gossypium tomentosum
Botany
Ipomoea obscura
Botany
Lepidium virginicum
Botany
Myoporum sandwicense
Botany
Rhizophora mangle
Botany
Sida rhombifolia
Botany
Sida rhombifolia
Botany
Solanum lycopersicum
Botany
Solanum opacum
Botany
Synedrella nodiflora
Botany
Tribulus cistoides
Botany
Verbesina encelioides
Botany
Heliotropium curassavicum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1983. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 571 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
Koloa, HI, US
(c) Will Bartlett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-09
Hawaii, US
(c) ashoki, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-08
Dike Trail, Maalaea, HI, US
(c) alex3haase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-03
Kalanianaole Hwy + Kuliouou Rd, Honolulu, HI 96821, USA
no rights reserved
2026-10-02
Naalehu, HI 96772, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-21
Ka'ena Point State Park, Waialua, HI, US
(c) apalkovic, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Heliotropium curassavicum. BISH 453213. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956415980. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/453213.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956415980 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026