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Cuphea carthagenensis
Colombian waxweed
As recorded: Cuphea carthagenensis (Jacq.) J.F.Macbr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Lythraceae
- Collected by
- Harrison, B.
- Collector number
- 149
- Date
- August 4, 1972
- Locality
- East Maui, Hana District, Waihoi Valley, S fork of Waiohonu
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.7089, -156.0335 ± 501 m
- Elevation
- 610 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 August 4, 1972, Harrison, B. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Antidesma platyphyllum
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Arundina graminifolia
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Clermontia
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Colocasia esculenta
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Cordyline fruticosa
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Cyperus brevifolius
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Cyperus haspan
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Dicranopteris linearis
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Drymaria cordata
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Eleocharis obtusa
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Fimbristylis dichotoma
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Garnotia stricta
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Hydrocotyle verticillata
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Ipomoea alba
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Ludwigia octovalvis
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Lythrum maritimum
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Odontosoria chinensis
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Ophioderma falcatum
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Oplismenus hirtellus
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Persicaria glabra
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Polyscias hawaiensis
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Polyscias hawaiensis
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Polyscias hawaiensis
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Still here: Cuphea carthagenensis observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-08-03.
2026-08-03
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-31
Haiku, Hawái 96708, EE. UU.
(c) Eduardo Fernández Pascual, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-01-15
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Stag Watson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-06-13
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) plectrudis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-10-31
Ko‘olau Forest Reserve, Haiku, HI, US
(c) terrydad2, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2004-06-13
The Road To Hana, Maui, Hawaii USA
(c) Philip Thomas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cuphea carthagenensis. BISH 459392. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956426158. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/459392.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956426158 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026