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Hydrocotyle bowlesioides
Bowlesia-leaf Pennywort
As recorded: Hydrocotyle bowlesioides Mathias & Constance
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Apiales › Araliaceae
- Collected by
- Warshauer, F.R.; Kepler, C.B.C.B. Kepler →F.R. Warshauer →
- Collector number
- FRW 1217
- Date
- July 7, 1977
- Locality
- Kau Distr., Keauhou AHU. Tr 31(45); E slope of Mauna Loa, E of Puu oo Trail
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,460 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Hydrocotyle bowlesioides observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1977. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 44 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-27.

2026-07-27
Nāhuku Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-18
Paauhau, HI 96727, USA
(c) cgchimera, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-01
Crater Rim Dr, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Carlos/Giancarla Ross (AnimeBirder), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-03
Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) Carlos/Giancarla Ross (AnimeBirder), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-05
Kalaniai Rd, Honokaa, HI, US
(c) akbirdher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-18
Kīlauea, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hydrocotyle bowlesioides. BISH 468184. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956217480. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/468184.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956217480 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
