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Pistia stratiotes
As recorded: Pistia stratiotes L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Alismatales › Araceae
- Collected by
- Lau, J.
- Collector number
- 1192
- Date
- July 8, 1985
- Locality
- Honolulu: Manoa Valley; University of Hawaii Manoa Campus; courtyard of St. John Hall
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Croat, T.B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 8, 1985, Lau, J. also collected 8 other specimens.
Pistia stratiotes observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1985. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 30 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-11.
2026-03-11
Paena Loop, Līhuʻe, HI, US
(c) Sean Ford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-18
Kahuku, HI 96731, USA
no rights reserved
2025-08-23
Kailua, HI 96734, USA
no rights reserved
2025-02-17
Kawainui Marsh, Hawaii 96734, USA
(c) obmissy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-12-13
Kailua, HI 96734, USA
no rights reserved
2024-04-29
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pistia stratiotes. BISH 500733. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956361046. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/500733.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956361046 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026