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Rumex giganteus
Pāwale
As recorded: Rumex giganteus Aiton
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Polygonaceae
- Collected by
- Cranwell, L.M.
- Collector number
- 3840
- Date
- September 21, 1938
- Locality
- East highland, Kawela trail
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- 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 September 21, 1938, Cranwell, L.M. also collected 8 other specimens.
Rumex giganteus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1938. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 28 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-17.
2026-09-17
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
no rights reserved
2026-09-02
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) nikkibirding, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-28
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) pupa_babe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-23
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) thekrysten, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-26
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan LaFontaine, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-21
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Ehoarn Bidault, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Rumex giganteus. BISH 490748. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956442372. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/490748.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956442372 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026