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Gunnera petaloidea
As recorded: Gunnera petaloidea Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gunnerales › Gunneraceae
- Collected by
- Harrison, B.
- Collector number
- 128
- Date
- July 28, 1972
- Locality
- East Maui, Hana District, Waihoi Valley, S fork of Waiohonu
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.7206, -156.0841 ± 501 m
- Elevation
- 1,219 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
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On July 28, 1972, Harrison, B. also collected 2 other specimens.
Still here: Gunnera petaloidea observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-02-03.

2025-02-03
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Nikolai Braedt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-02-03
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Nikolai Braedt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-11-04
Hawaii, US
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2002-06-27
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Gunnera petaloidea. BISH 459385. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956693520. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/459385.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956693520 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
