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Lobelia hypoleuca
Kuhi'aikamo'owahie
As recorded: Lobelia hypoleuca Hillebr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Campanulaceae
- Collected by
- Rock, J.F.C.
- Collector number
- 5959
- Date
- September 6, 1909
- Locality
- Waialeale Valley
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Lammers, T.G.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 6, 1909, Rock, J.F.C. also collected 17 other specimens.
Lobelia hypoleuca observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1909. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 34 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-25.

2026-05-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-22
Hawaii, US
(c) Kai Garcia-Tobar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-05
Hawaii, US
(c) rmagers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-04
Hawaii, US
(c) jcombs15, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-27
Hawaii, US
(c) cnewfield, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-25
Hawaii, US
(c) audre_smith1, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Lobelia hypoleuca. BISH 45648. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956258156. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/45648.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956258156 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
