
Dubautia laxa
Naʻenaʻe-pua-melemele
As recorded: Dubautia laxa subsp. pseudoplantaginea (Skottsb.) G.D.Carr
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Takeuchi, W.N.; Obata, J.; Yoshinaga, A.John K. Obata →Wayne N. Takeuchi →A.Y. Yoshinaga →
- Collector number
- Koolau 239b
- Date
- July 8, 1984
- Locality
- Aiea Ridge, within 0.5 mile of the trail terminus
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 709 m
- Identified by
- Carr, G.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 8, 1984, Takeuchi, W.N.; Obata, J.; Yoshinaga, A. also collected 10 other specimens.
Dubautia laxa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1984. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 115 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-18.

2026-10-18
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) conlonae, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Andre Golumbeski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-13
Hawaii, US
(c) Matthew Kahokuloa, Jr., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-05
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
no rights reserved

2026-08-24
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dubautia laxa. BISH 458390. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956502678. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/458390.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956502678 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
