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Alyxia stellata
Maile
As recorded: Alyxia stellata (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Roem. & Schult.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Apocynaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Cottam, A.; Hudsen, C.F.; Lane, J.E.; Maysillis, J.H.A. Cottam →C.F. Hudsen →J.E. Lane →J.H. Maysillis →Harold St.John →
- Collector number
- 23434
- Date
- December 22, 1948
- Locality
- Waikolu Valley, steep valley wall below Puu Kaeo
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.1374, -156.9252 ± 114 m
- Elevation
- 914 m
- Identified by
- Middleton, D.J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On December 22, 1948, St.John, H.; Cottam, A.; Hudsen, C.F.; Lane, J.E.; Maysillis, J.H. also collected 1 other specimen.
Still here: Alyxia stellata observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1948. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-05-16.
2026-05-16
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kona Dancil, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-21
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-12
Hawaii, US
(c) dryrunner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-08-05
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) j_deslippe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-06-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-12-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Alyxia stellata. BISH 454107. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956455534. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/454107.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956455534 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026