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Gunnera petaloidea
As recorded: Gunnera petaloidea Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gunnerales › Gunneraceae
- Collected by
- DeWreede, R.E.
- Collector number
- 14
- Date
- August 16, 1967
- Locality
- Kipahulu Valley, small valley, next over from NE pali of central ridge
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,242 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 August 16, 1967, DeWreede, R.E. also collected 9 other specimens.
Gunnera petaloidea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1967. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 37 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-19.
2026-04-19
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-04-19
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-04-19
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-07-17
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Damon Tighe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-14
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Jory Teltser, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-07
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) kairigney, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Gunnera petaloidea. BISH 456141. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956503482. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/456141.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956503482 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026