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Nototrichium sandwicense
As recorded: Nototrichium sandwicense (A.Gray) Hillebr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Amaranthaceae
- Collected by
- Russ, G.W.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- June 3, 1927
- Locality
- Kau, Hilea, between Hilea and Honuapo, Government Road
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 38 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Type status
- Holotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 3, 1927, Russ, G.W. also collected 3 other specimens.
Nototrichium sandwicense observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1927. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 26 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-29.

2026-09-29
Hawaii, US
(c) Rebekah Magers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-07
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-19
Hawaii, US
(c) Carlos/Giancarla Ross (AnimeBirder), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-19
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) kairigney, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-19
Hawaii, US
(c) Chris Havran, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Nototrichium sandwicense. BISH 498286. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956232614. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/498286.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956232614 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
