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Myrsine lessertiana
kōlea lau nui
As recorded: Myrsine emarginata (Rock) Hosaka
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Primulaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 20266
- Date
- October 19, 1941
- Locality
- Koolau Mts., Kulepiamoa ridge
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 396 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Arthur, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 19, 1941, St.John, H. also collected 11 other specimens.
Myrsine lessertiana observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1941. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 639 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-19.
2026-10-19
Waianae, HI, US
(c) puapaniolo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
United States
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-17
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
Hawaii, US
(c) Andre Golumbeski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-09
Kuliouou - Kalani Iki, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-05
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
Myrsine lessertiana. BISH 463632. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956227664. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/463632.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956227664 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026