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Stachytarpheta jamaicensis
Blue Porterweed
As recorded: Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (L.) Vahl
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Verbenaceae
- Collected by
- Bennett, T.
- Collector number
- PRC239
- Date
- March 25, 1982
- Locality
- Kealia trail
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 25, 1982, Bennett, T. also collected 19 other specimens.
Achyranthes aspera
Botany
Ambrosia confertiflora
Botany
Centaurium erythraea
Botany
Chamaecrista nictitans
Botany
Chenopodium oahuense
Botany
Desmodium uncinatum
Botany
Emilia fosbergii
Botany
Grevillea robusta
Botany
Hypochaeris glabra
Botany
Hypochaeris glabra
Botany
Indigofera suffruticosa
Botany
Ipomoea cairica
Botany
Ipomoea indica
Botany
Leucaena leucocephala
Botany
Lipochaeta remyi
Botany
Silene gallica
Botany
Solanum linnaeanum
Botany
Solanum opacum
Botany
Verbena litoralis
Botany
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 260 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.
2026-10-17
Lanikai Pillbox, Kailua, HI, US
(c) ashoki, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-02
Waianae, HI, US
(c) Ean Schiffman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-25
Kailua, HI, US
(c) Ethan Ramsey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-21
Kapaa, HI, US
(c) Cortney Bloomer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-05
Aiea, HI 96701, USA
(c) Madi Kelly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-02
Pipiwai Trail, Hana, HI, US
(c) Tim Guida, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis. BISH 497295. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956462816. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/497295.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956462816 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026