Lobelia niihauensis
Ni'ihau lobelia
As recorded: Lobelia niihauensis H.St.John
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Campanulaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.; Dole, C.H.C.S. Dole →Charles N. Forbes →
- Collector number
- Collector Number: 70.K
- Date
- 1909
- Locality
- Kalalau Trail
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Lammers, T.G.
- Type status
- Isotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Lobelia niihauensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1909. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 15 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-17.
2026-05-17
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-08
Hawaii, US
(c) Jory Teltser, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-28
Hawaii, US
no rights reserved
2024-06-04
Hawaii, US
(c) Andrew Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-03-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-11-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Lobelia niihauensis. BISH 45710. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956183472. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/45710.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956183472 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026