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Heliotropium anomalum
Polynesian Heliotrope
As recorded: Heliotropium anomalum var. argenteum A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Boraginales › Heliotropiaceae
- Collected by
- Long, C.R.
- Collector number
- 2210
- Date
- August 21, 1964
- Locality
- Kaena: Tip of Kaena Point
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- 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 21, 1964, Long, C.R. also collected 2 other specimens.
Heliotropium anomalum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1964. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 274 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-20.

2026-09-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-08-22
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-31
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-29
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-29
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) saisai808, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-30
Hawaii, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Heliotropium anomalum. BISH 488976. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956318461. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/488976.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956318461 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
