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Hydrocotyle bowlesioides
Bowlesia-leaf Pennywort
As recorded: Hydrocotyle bowlesioides Mathias & Constance
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Apiales › Araliaceae
- Collected by
- Lamoureux, C.H.
- Collector number
- 2833
- Date
- March 21, 1965
- Locality
- Kipuka Puaulu
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 21, 1965, Lamoureux, C.H. also collected 2 other specimens.
Hydrocotyle bowlesioides observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1965. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 44 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-27.

2026-07-27
Nāhuku Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-18
Paauhau, HI 96727, USA
(c) cgchimera, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-01
Crater Rim Dr, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Carlos/Giancarla Ross (AnimeBirder), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-03
Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) Carlos/Giancarla Ross (AnimeBirder), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-05
Kalaniai Rd, Honokaa, HI, US
(c) akbirdher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-18
Kīlauea, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hydrocotyle bowlesioides. BISH 456623. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956235228. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/456623.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956235228 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
