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Rumex giganteus
Pāwale
As recorded: Rumex giganteus Aiton
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Polygonaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Collector number
- 1690
- Date
- July 6, 1970
- Locality
- Honaunau FR, N jeep trail
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,158 m
- 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 July 6, 1970, Herbst, D.R. also collected 12 other specimens.
Carex wahuensis
Botany
Cenchrus clandestinus
Botany
Clermontia clermontioides
Botany
Clermontia clermontioides
Botany
Coprosma menziesii
Botany
Cyperus sanguinolentus
Botany
Dubautia ciliolata
Botany
Dubautia scabra
Botany
Kadua centranthoides
Botany
Luzula hawaiiensis
Botany
Vaccinium reticulatum
Botany
Wikstroemia phillyreifolia
Botany
Rumex giganteus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1970. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 28 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-17.
2026-09-17
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
no rights reserved
2026-09-02
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) nikkibirding, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-28
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) pupa_babe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-23
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) thekrysten, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-26
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan LaFontaine, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-21
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Ehoarn Bidault, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Rumex giganteus. BISH 457542. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956447232. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/457542.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956447232 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026