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Leptecophylla tameiameiae
Pūkiawe
As recorded: Leptecophylla tameiameiae (Cham. & Schltdl.) C.M.Weiller
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ericaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.
- Collector number
- 21958c
- Date
- February 26, 1952
- Locality
- N Iao Valley, makai of Needle
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- BISH staff
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 26, 1952, Degener, O. also collected 16 other specimens.
Artemisia australis
Botany
Artemisia australis
Botany
Asteraceae
Botany
Bidens hillebrandiana
Botany
Chenopodium oahuense
Botany
Chenopodium oahuense
Botany
Cyperus laevigatus
Botany
Cyperus laevigatus
Botany
Cyperus phleoides
Botany
Cyperus phleoides
Botany
Dodonaea viscosa
Botany
Euphorbia celastroides
Botany
Leptecophylla tameiameiae
Botany
Lysimachia mauritiana
Botany
Pilea peploides
Botany
Schiedea globosa
Botany
Leptecophylla tameiameiae observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1952. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,211 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Hilo, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Mauna Kea Access Road, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Kaulana Manu Native Bird and Plant Sanctuary Trail, Hilo, HI, US
(c) azu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Leptecophylla tameiameiae. BISH 48438. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956203274. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/48438.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956203274 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026