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Cuscuta pentagona
Five Angled Dodder
As recorded: Cuscuta pentagona Engelm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Convolvulaceae
- Collected by
- Lau, J.
- Collector number
- 1932
- Date
- February 2, 1986
- Locality
- Univ. Hawaii campus, Dole Street
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Austin, D.F.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 2, 1986, Lau, J. also collected 7 other specimens.
Cuscuta pentagona observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1986. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 50 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-07.
2026-09-07
Maile Way + East-West Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
no rights reserved
2026-06-04
Dole St + UH Hawaiian Studies, Honolulu, HI 96826, USA
no rights reserved
2026-05-27
Island of Hawaiʻi, Hōlualoa, HI, US
(c) Laila Kaupu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-14
Kapolei, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-05-14
Kapolei, HI, USA
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-02
Tenth Ave, 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
Cuscuta pentagona. BISH 501223. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956550458. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/501223.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956550458 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026