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Wikstroemia oahuensis
ʻĀkia
As recorded: Wikstroemia oahuensis var. oahuensis
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Thymelaeaceae
- Collected by
- Higashino, P.K.; Holt, R.A.Paul K. Higashino →Alan Holt →
- Collector number
- PKH 9353
- Date
- June 10, 1980
- Locality
- NW slope of Haleakala, E of Wai kamoi Stream Tr 3(36)
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.8037, -156.2315 ± 514 m
- Elevation
- 1,381 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 June 10, 1980, Higashino, P.K.; Holt, R.A. also collected 8 other specimens.
Still here: Wikstroemia oahuensis observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1980. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-01-27.

2025-01-27
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) genh20, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-01-11
Maui, Kula, HI, US
(c) poormunk, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2011-05-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Wikstroemia oahuensis. BISH 462098. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956174300. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/462098.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956174300 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
