
Schiedea kaalae
As recorded: Schiedea kaalae Wawra
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Caryophyllaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.; Park, K.K.; Webster, BushOtto Degener →King George V. Nat. Park →Bush Webster →
- Collector number
- Collector Number: 4153
- Date
- 1932
- Locality
- Kaipapau Valley
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Weller, S.G.Warren L. Wagner Jr. →S.G. Weller →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Schiedea kaalae observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1932. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-31.

2026-05-31
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-01-03
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Andrew Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-06-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Andrew Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Schiedea kaalae. BISH 46416. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956665257. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/46416.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956665257 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
