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Pipturus albidus
As recorded: Pipturus albidus (Hook. & Arn.) A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Urticaceae
- Collected by
- Rock, J.F.C.
- Collector number
- 4197
- Date
- July 9, 1909
- Locality
- Woods above Waimea
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- 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 July 9, 1909, Rock, J.F.C. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Pipturus albidus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1909. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 723 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-31.

2026-10-31
Kīlauea, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Hao St, Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) Jaida Faith Spendelow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-19
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Caroline Farmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-13
Hawaii, US
(c) Andre Golumbeski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-02
Volcano, HI 96785, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pipturus albidus. BISH 511069. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956422014. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/511069.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956422014 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
