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Citharexylum spinosum
Spiny Fiddlewood
As recorded: Citharexylum spinosum L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Verbenaceae
- Collected by
- Lau, J.
- Collector number
- 1219
- Date
- July 16, 1985
- Locality
- U.H.Campus, Moore Hall
- 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
Collected the same day
On July 16, 1985, Lau, J. also collected 10 other specimens.
Citharexylum spinosum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1985. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 109 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-05.

2026-10-05
Oʻahu, Kailua, HI, US
(c) chrissimoninaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-25
Kamakakuokalani Bldg (Hawaiian Studies), Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
no rights reserved

2026-08-30
Lawehana St, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Salem De La Luna, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-08-05
Waimānalo
(c) harmbrust, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-22
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-30
Kuhio Hwy, Princeville, HI, US
(c) Chris Havran, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Citharexylum spinosum. BISH 500603. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956362857. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/500603.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956362857 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
