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Vitex rotundifolia
Beach Vitex
As recorded: Vitex rotundifolia L.f.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Lamiaceae
- Collected by
- Higashino, P.K.; Stemmermann, R.L.; Allen, M.S.M.S. Allen →Paul K. Higashino →R.L. Stemmermann →
- Collector number
- 10301
- Date
- April 8, 1984
- Locality
- Puuhonua o Hanounau National Historical Park
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- 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 April 8, 1984, Higashino, P.K.; Stemmermann, R.L.; Allen, M.S. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Vitex rotundifolia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1984. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 965 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-31.

2026-10-31
Waialua, HI 96791, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-30
Diamond Head Road + KCC Culinary School, Honolulu, HI 96815, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23
Hawaii, US
(c) ashoki, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20
Maui, Lahaina, HI, US
(c) planetboom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20
Kauaʻi, Princeville, HI, US
(c) cadenf, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Vitex rotundifolia. BISH 471908. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956220598. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/471908.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956220598 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
