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Liparis hawaiensis
ʻAwapuhiakanaloa
As recorded: Liparis hawaiensis H.Mann
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Orchidaceae
- Collected by
- Neal, M.C.; Hartt, C.C.E. Hartt →Marie Catherine Neal →
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- August 16, 1933
- Locality
- West Maui, Puu Kukui
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,524 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 August 16, 1933, Neal, M.C.; Hartt, C. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Liparis hawaiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1933. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 32 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-01-27.

2026-01-27
Hawaii, US
(c) Lili Palmore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-14
Hawaii, US
(c) jcombs15, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-14
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-23
Hawaii, US
(c) zacpfeifer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-23
Hawaii, US
(c) zacpfeifer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-09
Hawaii, US
(c) zacpfeifer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Liparis hawaiensis. BISH 491235. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956560930. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/491235.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956560930 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
