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Phyllostegia ambigua
As recorded: Phyllostegia ambigua (A.Gray) Hillebr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Lamiaceae
- Collected by
- Warshauer, F.R.; McEldowney, P.H.P.H. McEldowney →F.R. Warshauer →
- Collector number
- FRW 2857
- Date
- July 21, 1980
- Locality
- East Maui, Hana District, SW Kipahulu Valley, Kaukauai Gulch
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.7012, -156.1035 ± 501 m
- Elevation
- 1,256 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 July 21, 1980, Warshauer, F.R.; McEldowney, P.H. also collected 6 other specimens.
Still here: Phyllostegia ambigua observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1980. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-04-04.

2025-04-04
Hawaii, US
(c) Julien Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-10-07
Hawaii, US
(c) tluisaw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-04-16
Hawaii, US
(c) edcho98, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-11-05
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Phyllostegia ambigua. BISH 469864. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956535986. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/469864.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956535986 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
