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Myrsine lessertiana
kōlea lau nui
As recorded: Myrsine lessertiana A.DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Primulaceae
- Collected by
- Flynn, T.W.
- Collector number
- 202
- Date
- May 26, 1982
- Locality
- Haalelepaakai and Puhielelu Ridges, valley between ridges
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.8149, -156.8565 ± 1,514 m
- 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
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On May 26, 1982, Flynn, T.W. also collected 13 other specimens.
Clermontia arborescens
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Clermontia grandiflora
Botany
Gahnia beecheyi
Botany
Kadua acuminata
Botany
Kadua affinis
Botany
Myrsine lessertiana
Botany
Pittosporum confertiflorum
Botany
Planchonella spathulata
Botany
Polyscias oahuensis
Botany
Salvia coccinea
Botany
Scaevola chamissoniana
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Sida fallax
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Zanthoxylum kauaense
Botany
Still here: Myrsine lessertiana observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-07-15.
2026-07-15
Lanai City
(c) emcguirt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-14
Lanaʻi, Lānaʻi City, HI, US
(c) Kona Dancil, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-28
Lanai City
(c) emcguirt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-04
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-09
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) biolyth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-11
Lanaʻi, Lanai City, HI, US
(c) Bobby Brittingham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Myrsine lessertiana. BISH 454227. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956612815. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/454227.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956612815 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026