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Joinvillea ascendens

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Joinvillea ascendens

As recorded: Joinvillea ascendens Gaudich. ex Brongn. & Gris

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Joinvilleaceae

Collected by: Forbes, C.N.
Collector number: 2205.O
Date: August 17, 1915
Locality: Wahiawa-Kahana Trial
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. →
Record type: Preserved specimen

160 Bishop specimens of Joinvillea ascendens · collected 1864–2020Species page ›

Joinvillea ascendens observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1915. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 16 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-27.

Joinvillea ascendens observed 2026-05-27

2026-05-27

Hawaii, US

(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Joinvillea ascendens observed 2026-02-18

2026-02-18

Hawaii, US

(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Joinvillea ascendens observed 2024-12-04

2024-12-04

Hawaii, US

(c) Bobby Brittingham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Joinvillea ascendens observed 2024-10-17

2024-10-17

Hawaii, US

(c) Spencer Barrett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Joinvillea ascendens observed 2024-10-10

2024-10-10

Hawaii, US

(c) Bobby Brittingham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Joinvillea ascendens observed 2024-06-26

2024-06-26

Hawaii, US

(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Joinvillea ascendens. BISH 499394. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956462826. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/499394.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956462826 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026