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Sicyos maximowiczii
As recorded: Sicyos maximowiczii Cogn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Cucurbitales › Cucurbitaceae
- Collected by
- Young, A.L.
- Collector number
- 121
- Date
- August 20, 1964
- Locality
- N Island, central plain
- Island
- Pearl and Hermes Atoll
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 3 m
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.Derral R. Herbst →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 20, 1964, Young, A.L. also collected 5 other specimens.
Sicyos maximowiczii observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1964. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-05-28.

2025-05-28
United States
(c) nickminnich, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-06
United States
(c) tluisaw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2008-02-01
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2002-07-17
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sicyos maximowiczii. BISH 47856. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956481946. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/47856.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956481946 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
