Charpentiera tomentosa
As recorded: Charpentiera tomentosa var. maakuaensis Sohmer
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Amaranthaceae
- Collected by
- Sohmer, S.H.
- Collector number
- Collector Number: 6371
- Date
- 1970
- Locality
- Maakua Gulch, along streambed and adjoining banks about 1.5 miles from the beginning of the trail in Hauula
- Island
- Oʻahu
- 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. →
- Type status
- Holotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Charpentiera tomentosa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1970. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-27.
2026-08-27
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-06-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-03
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Caroline Wolfe-Merritt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2009-07-31
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Charpentiera tomentosa. BISH 498555. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956284217. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/498555.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956284217 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026