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BISH 509490Botany
Sauvagesia erecta
creole tea
As recorded: Sauvagesia erecta L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Ochnaceae
- Collected by
- Hobdy, R.W.
- Collector number
- 2555
- Date
- April 8, 1986
- Locality
- East island, Keopukaloa
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 425 m
- 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 April 8, 1986, Hobdy, R.W. also collected 6 other specimens.
Sauvagesia erecta observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1986. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2025-06-18.
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sauvagesia erecta. BISH 509490. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956314545. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/509490.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956314545 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026