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Wikstroemia sandwicensis
As recorded: Wikstroemia sandwicensis Meisn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Thymelaeaceae
- Collected by
- Takeuchi, W.N.
- Collector number
- 1726
- Date
- September 23, 1984
- Locality
- field no. Hawaii_28c. Along Volcano-Hilo highway
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,006 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 September 23, 1984, Takeuchi, W.N. also collected 10 other specimens.
Wikstroemia sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1984. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-18.
2026-03-18
United States
(c) Ehoarn Bidault, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-10
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Stephanie Lyon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-17
United States
(c) rathbunjon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-09-04
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-09-04
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2015-05-16
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) kgallo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Wikstroemia sandwicensis. BISH 471470. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956249180. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/471470.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956249180 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026