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Ruppia maritima
As recorded: Ruppia maritima L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Alismatales › Ruppiaceae
- Collected by
- Higashino, P.K.
- Collector number
- 9756
- Date
- April 14, 1982
- Locality
- Opaeula Pond, Makalawena, Kona
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 3 m
- Identified by
- Haynes, R.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 14, 1982, Higashino, P.K. also collected 7 other specimens.
Ruppia maritima observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-05-04.
2024-05-04
Kalaoa, HI 96740, USA
(c) Michael Sthreshley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-11-18
Island of Hawaiʻi, Kalaoa, HI, US
(c) JRBeachy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-03-28
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Steven Kurniawidjaja, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-12-11
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-01-26
Kauai, Hawaii, United States
(c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Ruppia maritima. BISH 477020. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956275096. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/477020.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956275096 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026