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Charpentiera obovata
As recorded: Charpentiera obovata Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Amaranthaceae
- Collected by
- Flynn, T.W.
- Collector number
- 197
- Date
- May 25, 1982
- Locality
- Haalelepaakai Ridge, gulch S of head
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- 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 May 25, 1982, Flynn, T.W. also collected 17 other specimens.
Charpentiera obovata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-02-12.

2026-02-12
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-05-31
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Pierre-Louis Stenger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-05-31
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Pierre-Louis Stenger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-06-15
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Noriko Ito, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-06-08
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Abram Fleishman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2021-05-18
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) A. Moore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Charpentiera obovata. BISH 454224. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956414028. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/454224.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956414028 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
