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Citharexylum spinosum
Spiny Fiddlewood
As recorded: Citharexylum spinosum L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Verbenaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Collector number
- 6041
- Date
- April 23, 1978
- Locality
- P.J.K.K. Federal Bldg., Punchbowl St
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 3 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
Citharexylum spinosum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 109 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-05.
2026-10-05
Oʻahu, Kailua, HI, US
(c) chrissimoninaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-25
Kamakakuokalani Bldg (Hawaiian Studies), Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
no rights reserved
2026-08-30
Lawehana St, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Salem De La Luna, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-05
Waimānalo
(c) harmbrust, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-22
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-30
Kuhio Hwy, Princeville, HI, US
(c) Chris Havran, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Citharexylum spinosum. BISH 490006. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956663147. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/490006.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956663147 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026