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Leptecophylla tameiameiae

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BISH 48527Botany

Leptecophylla tameiameiae

Pūkiawe

As recorded: Leptecophylla tameiameiae (Cham. & Schltdl.) C.M.Weiller

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ericaceae

Collected by: Munro, G.C.
Collector number: 387
Date: June 5, 1916
Locality: Above Pelekunu
Island: Molokaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 21.1367, -156.8782 ± 5,438 m
Identified by: BISH staff
Record type: Preserved specimen

599 Bishop specimens of Leptecophylla tameiameiae · collected 1829–2023Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Leptecophylla tameiameiae observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1916. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-07-28.

Leptecophylla tameiameiae observed 2026-07-28

2026-07-28

Maui County, US-HI, US

(c) Antonio Rodriguez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Leptecophylla tameiameiae observed 2026-07-28

2026-07-28

Maui County, US-HI, US

(c) Antonio Rodriguez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Leptecophylla tameiameiae observed 2024-09-10

2024-09-10

Hawaii, US

(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Leptecophylla tameiameiae observed 2024-06-27

2024-06-27

Hawaii, US

(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Leptecophylla tameiameiae observed 2024-06-26

2024-06-26

Hawaii, US

(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Leptecophylla tameiameiae observed 2024-06-25

2024-06-25

Hawaii, US

(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Leptecophylla tameiameiae. BISH 48527. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956536173. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/48527.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956536173 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026