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Wilkesia gymnoxiphium
Iliau
As recorded: Wilkesia gymnoxiphium A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Stern, W.L.; Carlquist, S.S. Carlquist →W.L. Stern →
- Collector number
- 1266
- Date
- August 1, 1961
- Locality
- Vicinity forest ranger station at Kokee
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,067 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 August 1, 1961, Stern, W.L.; Carlquist, S. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Antidesma platyphyllum
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Bobea brevipes
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Canavalia kauaiensis
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Ceodes umbellifera
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Chrysophyllum cainito
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Claoxylon sandwicense
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Clermontia fauriei
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Coprosma kauensis
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Corynocarpus laevigatus
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Cyanea coriacea
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Cyanea fissa
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Cyanea hirtella
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Cyanea hirtella
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Cyrtandra longifolia
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Diospyros sandwicensis
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Dracaena aurea
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Elaeocarpus bifidus
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Erythrina sandwicensis
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Freycinetia arborea
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Heliotropium velutinum
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Hydrangea arguta
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Kadua affinis
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Kadua affinis
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Wilkesia gymnoxiphium observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1961. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 281 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-25.
2026-08-25
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) nikkibirding, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-22
Hawaii, US
(c) Kasey P., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-02
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-13
Iliau Nature Loop, Princeville, HI, US
(c) Kael Berkley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-11
Iliau Nature Loop, Princeville, HI, US
(c) Andre Golumbeski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-09
Waimea Canyon State Park, Princeville, HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Wilkesia gymnoxiphium. BISH 465123. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956141169. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/465123.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956141169 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026