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Astelia menziesiana
Pua'akuhinia
As recorded: Astelia menziesiana Sm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Asteliaceae
- Collected by
- Gillett, G.W.; Hobdy, R.G.W. Gillett →Robert Hobdy →
- Collector number
- 2433
- Date
- August 2, 1972
- Locality
- W Maui, Kukui, summit
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Birch, J.L.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 2, 1972, Gillett, G.W.; Hobdy, R. also collected 3 other specimens.
Astelia menziesiana observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 234 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-14
Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-06
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) reymond_miyajima, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-04
Kamuela, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-23
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kyle Klotz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-19
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) David Martin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Astelia menziesiana. BISH 487389. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956583915. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/487389.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956583915 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)
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