Rhodomyrtus tomentosa
Rose Myrtle
As recorded: Rhodomyrtus tomentosa (Aiton) Hassk.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Miyashiro, Y.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- September 27, 1961
- Locality
- Honolulu, Aina Haina
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.2889, -157.7551 ± 1,374 m
- Identified by
- Staples, G.W.; Herbst, D.R.Derral R. Herbst →George W. Staples III →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Rhodomyrtus tomentosa observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1961. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 14 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-11-05.
2025-11-05
Pearl City, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-10-30
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-09-20
Pearl City, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2025-05-16
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
no rights reserved
2025-05-16
Upper Waimano Trail, Pearl City, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-12-14
Ahuimanu, HI 96744, USA
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Rhodomyrtus tomentosa. BISH 457691. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956621463. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/457691.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956621463 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026