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Ludwigia octovalvis
Mexican Primrose-willow
As recorded: Ludwigia octovalvis (Jacq.) P.H.Raven
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Onagraceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 10482
- Date
- April 6, 1930
- Locality
- Waikakalaua Gulch, Waipio Koolau Range
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 366 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 April 6, 1930, St.John, H. also collected 17 other specimens.
Baldwiniella kealeensis
Botany
Clermontia persicifolia
Botany
Dianella sandwicensis
Botany
Dicranella hochreutineri
Botany
Hibiscus arnottianus
Botany
Holomitrium seticalycinum
Botany
Isopterygium albescens
Botany
Korthalsella remyana
Botany
Leucobryum seemannii
Botany
Ludwigia octovalvis
Botany
Microsorum spectrum
Botany
Phyllostegia grandiflora
Botany
Pyrrhobryum spiniforme
Botany
Pyrrhobryum spiniforme
Botany
Radulina borbonica
Botany
Radulina borbonica
Botany
Scaevola mollis
Botany
Ludwigia octovalvis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 213 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.
2026-10-17
Palolo, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-04
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Helen Noroian, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-23
Papaikou, HI, US
(c) pupa_babe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-13
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Bella Hunter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-10
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-24
Hawaii, US
(c) maddy_wilkens, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ludwigia octovalvis. BISH 454330. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956546335. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/454330.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956546335 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026