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Cuscuta sandwichiana
Hawaiian Dodder
As recorded: Cuscuta sandwichiana Choisy
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Convolvulaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.; Wiebke, H.Otto Degener →Henry Wiebke →
- Collector number
- 3262
- Date
- February 3, 1928
- Locality
- Kaimuki, Honolulu
- Island
- Oʻahu
- 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 February 3, 1928, Degener, O.; Wiebke, H. also collected 1 other specimen.
Cuscuta sandwichiana observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1928. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 41 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-27.
2026-08-27
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-29
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-18
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-13
United States
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-03-28
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Ehoarn Bidault, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-13
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Krimzz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cuscuta sandwichiana. BISH 47257. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956303316. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/47257.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956303316 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026