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Ludwigia octovalvis
Mexican Primrose-willow
As recorded: Ludwigia octovalvis (Jacq.) P.H.Raven
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Onagraceae
- Collected by
- Wagner, W.L.; Mill, S.W.; Mill, B.; Peterson, G.; Flynn, T.Timothy Flynn →B. Mill →S.W. Mill →G. {George} D. Peterson →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Collector number
- 5200
- Date
- December 22, 1983
- Locality
- Jeep road between Wahiawa Bog (Kanaele Swamp) and trail to TV relay tower on Mt. Kahili
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 686 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 December 22, 1983, Wagner, W.L.; Mill, S.W.; Mill, B.; Peterson, G.; Flynn, T. also collected 3 other specimens.
Ludwigia octovalvis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1983. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 213 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.
2026-10-17
Palolo, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-04
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Helen Noroian, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-23
Papaikou, HI, US
(c) pupa_babe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-13
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Bella Hunter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-10
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-24
Hawaii, US
(c) maddy_wilkens, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ludwigia octovalvis. BISH 460610. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956674038. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/460610.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956674038 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026