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Houttuynia cordata

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BISH 500077Botany

Houttuynia cordata

Chameleon Plant

As recorded: Houttuynia cordata Thunb.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Saururaceae

Collected by
Nagata, K.M.
Collector number
3237
Date
May 7, 1985
Locality
University of Hawaii Manoa campus, Honolulu. Cultivated along building behind St. John Hall
Island
Oʻahu
Region
Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
21.3000, -157.8167
Identified by
Staples, G.W.
Record type
Preserved specimen
11 Bishop specimens of Houttuynia cordata · collected 1928–2025Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On May 7, 1985, Nagata, K.M. also collected 1 other specimen.

Still here: Houttuynia cordata observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1985. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-08-05.

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Houttuynia cordata. BISH 500077. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956606266. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/500077.

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