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Dubautia platyphylla
As recorded: Dubautia platyphylla (A.Gray) D.D.Keck
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Medeiros, A.C.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- August 1, 1981
- Locality
- Haleakala, upper Koolau Gap
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,707 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 1, 1981, Medeiros, A.C. also collected 2 other specimens.
Dubautia platyphylla observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1981. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-07-20.

2025-07-20
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-08-22
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-08-22
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-11-08
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dubautia platyphylla. BISH 486758. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956634961. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/486758.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956634961 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
