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Lobelia hypoleuca
Kuhi'aikamo'owahie
As recorded: Lobelia hypoleuca Hillebr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Campanulaceae
- Collected by
- Hosaka, E.Y.
- Collector number
- 312
- Date
- September 28, 1930
- Locality
- Koolau Range, Punaluu
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 610 m
- Identified by
- Lammers, T.G.
- Type status
- Isotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 28, 1930, Hosaka, E.Y. also collected 7 other specimens.
Lobelia hypoleuca observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1930. 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 45679. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956506101. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/45679.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956506101 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
