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Wikstroemia oahuensis
ʻĀkia
As recorded: Wikstroemia oahuensis var. palustris (Hochr.) Peters.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Thymelaeaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.; Kinoshita, M.Derral R. Herbst →M. Kinoshita →
- Collector number
- 2884
- Date
- February 28, 1973
- Locality
- Wahiawa Bog
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 671 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 February 28, 1973, Herbst, D.R.; Kinoshita, M. also collected 4 other specimens.
Wikstroemia oahuensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 377 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-20
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Ean Schiffman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) conlonae, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Palolo, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Wikstroemia oahuensis. BISH 489770. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956198486. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/489770.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956198486 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026