
Phyllostegia electra
As recorded: Phyllostegia electra C.N.Forbes
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Lamiaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- Collector Number: 143.K
- Date
- 1909
- Locality
- Power line trail between Kapaka and Kualapa
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- 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
- Isotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Phyllostegia electra observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1909. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-09.

2026-10-09
Hawaii, US
(c) Rowan Willow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-17
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-09
Hawaii, US
(c) Jory Teltser, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-07-24
Hawaii, US
(c) jcombs15, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-01-10
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-05-22
Hawaii, US
(c) Matthew Kahokuloa, Jr., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Phyllostegia electra. BISH 499097. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956505191. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/499097.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956505191 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
