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Gunnera kauaiensis
As recorded: Gunnera kauaiensis Rock
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gunnerales › Gunneraceae
- Collected by
- Rock, J.F.C.
- Collector number
- 5053
- Date
- September 22, 1909
- Locality
- Along the streambeds of Kaluiti and Kailiili, back of the central plateau near the summit of Waialeale
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,494 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
- Type status
- Holotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 22, 1909, Rock, J.F.C. also collected 5 other specimens.
Gunnera kauaiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1909. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 30 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-01.
2026-07-01
Hawaii, US
(c) centronyx, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Rowan Willow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-29
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-29
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-05
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-21
Hawaii, US
(c) Jory Teltser, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Gunnera kauaiensis. BISH 510500. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956367107. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/510500.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956367107 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026