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Polycarpon tetraphyllum
fourleaf manyseed
As recorded: Polycarpon tetraphyllum (L.) L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Caryophyllaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Coulter, J.W.; Hashimoto, E.Y.; Mitchell, D.D.J.W. Coulter →E.Y. Hashimoto →Donald Mitchell →Harold St.John →
- Collector number
- 11437
- Date
- December 30, 1931
- Locality
- Puu Hualalai, Kaupulehu
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 2,286 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
Collected the same day
On December 30, 1931, St.John, H.; Coulter, J.W.; Hashimoto, E.Y.; Mitchell, D.D. also collected 18 other specimens.
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Coprosma montana
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Dodonaea viscosa
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Dodonaea viscosa
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Dubautia ciliolata
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Dubautia ciliolata
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Dysphania ambrosioides
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Erigeron sumatrensis
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Fragaria chiloensis
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Hypochaeris radicata
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Lachnagrostis filiformis
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Lachnagrostis filiformis
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Pellaea ternifolia
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Pittosporum hosmeri
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Pittosporum hosmeri
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Pittosporum hosmeri
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Pteridium aquilinum
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Silene gallica
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Polycarpon tetraphyllum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1931. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 30 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-14.
2026-09-14
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-01
Holualoa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-18
Lahaina
(c) trevorah, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-20
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) samstrich, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-04-27
Maui, Makawao, HI, US
(c) mauigirl455, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-12-19
Kīlauea, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Quirien Mulder ten Kate, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Polycarpon tetraphyllum. BISH 454294. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956443305. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/454294.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956443305 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026