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Ludwigia octovalvis
Mexican Primrose-willow
As recorded: Ludwigia octovalvis (Jacq.) P.H.Raven
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Onagraceae
- Collected by
- Sohmer, S.H.
- Collector number
- 6089
- Date
- September 13, 1969
- Locality
- Waimanu Trail, Waimanu Valley
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- 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 September 13, 1969, Sohmer, S.H. also collected 10 other specimens.
Ludwigia octovalvis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1969. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 213 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.
2026-10-17
Palolo, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-04
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Helen Noroian, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-23
Papaikou, HI, US
(c) pupa_babe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-13
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Bella Hunter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-10
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-24
Hawaii, US
(c) maddy_wilkens, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ludwigia octovalvis. BISH 457209. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956147254. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/457209.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956147254 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026