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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
- 579
- Date
- October 11, 1983
- Locality
- East Maui, Haleakala Crater, Stream gully betw Kapalaoa Cabin & Waikani, on steep cinder slope
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.7130, -156.1893 ± 1,370 m
- Elevation
- 2,196 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
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On October 11, 1983, Medeiros, A.C. also collected 3 other specimens.
Still here: Dubautia platyphylla observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1983. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, 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 489115. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956701887. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/489115.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956701887 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
