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Phyllostegia ambigua
As recorded: Phyllostegia ambigua (A.Gray) Hillebr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Lamiaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.; Ordonez; SalucopOtto Degener →E. Ordonez →F. Salucop →
- Collector number
- 12464
- Date
- August 20, 1939
- Locality
- Haleakala, northwest side of Koolau Gap
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,829 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Type status
- Isotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Phyllostegia ambigua observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1939. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-06.
2026-03-06
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Liam Hutcheson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-04
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-04-04
Hawaii, US
(c) Julien Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-20
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-02-05
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Nikolai Braedt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-10-07
Hawaii, US
(c) tluisaw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Phyllostegia ambigua. BISH 510648. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956449121. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/510648.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956449121 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026