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Leptecophylla tameiameiae
Pūkiawe
As recorded: Leptecophylla tameiameiae (Cham. & Schltdl.) C.M.Weiller
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ericaceae
- Collected by
- Stone, B.C.
- Collector number
- 2950
- Date
- June 24, 1959
- Locality
- below Kalapana trail
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 610 m
- Identified by
- BISH staff
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 24, 1959, Stone, B.C. also collected 17 other specimens.
Cibotium glaucum
Botany
Cocculus orbiculatus
Botany
Cocculus orbiculatus
Botany
Coprosma menziesii
Botany
Coprosma menziesii
Botany
Cuphea hyssopifolia
Botany
Isachne distichophylla
Botany
Isachne distichophylla
Botany
Myrsine lessertiana
Botany
Myrsine lessertiana
Botany
Myrsine sandwicensis
Botany
Pittosporum confertiflorum
Botany
Santalum paniculatum
Botany
Santalum paniculatum
Botany
Santalum paniculatum
Botany
Santalum paniculatum
Botany
Wikstroemia sandwicensis
Botany
Leptecophylla tameiameiae observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1959. 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 48489. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956147696. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/48489.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956147696 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026