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Sicyos maximowiczii
As recorded: Sicyos maximowiczii Cogn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Cucurbitales › Cucurbitaceae
- Collected by
- Caum, E.L.
- Collector number
- 13
- Date
- April 18, 1923
- Locality
- Ocean Island, central plain
- Island
- Kure Atoll
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 4 m
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.
- Type status
- Holotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 18, 1923, Caum, E.L. also collected 19 other specimens.
Sicyos maximowiczii observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1923. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-05-28.

2025-05-28
United States
(c) nickminnich, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-06
United States
(c) tluisaw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2008-02-01
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2002-07-17
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sicyos maximowiczii. BISH 501816. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956198839. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/501816.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956198839 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
