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Salvia occidentalis
West Indian sage
As recorded: Salvia occidentalis Sw.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Lamiaceae
- Collected by
- Flynn, T.W.
- Collector number
- 661
- Date
- November 29, 1983
- Locality
- Mahanaloa Valley. c. 100 yards down stream from junction with Kuia Valley
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- 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 November 29, 1983, Flynn, T.W. also collected 3 other specimens.
Salvia occidentalis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1983. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-09-17.
2025-09-17
North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-17
North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2023-09-15
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) KISC, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2012-06-13
Nu'alolo Aina, HI, USA
(c) Oscar Johnson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Salvia occidentalis. BISH 454153. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956317412. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/454153.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956317412 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026