Rhodomyrtus tomentosa
Rose Myrtle
As recorded: Rhodomyrtus tomentosa (Aiton) Hassk.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- June 10, 1926
- Locality
- E slope of Kilohana Crater
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- 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
Rhodomyrtus tomentosa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 39 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-25.
2026-06-25
Lihue, HI, US
(c) MaxForce, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-28
Kapaa
(c) Alyssa Inniger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-18
Lihue, HI 96766, USA
(c) Maxxum Fioriti, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-11
Hilo
(c) jonasbrown, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-05
Pearl City, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-10-30
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Rhodomyrtus tomentosa. BISH 490609. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956138118. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/490609.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956138118 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026