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Charpentiera obovata

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BISH 514339Botany

Charpentiera obovata

As recorded: Charpentiera obovata Gaudich.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Amaranthaceae

Collected by: Takeuchi, W.N.
Collector number: 5829
Date: May 1, 1989
Locality: Puuwaawaa
Island: Hawaiʻi Island
Region: Hawaii, United States
Elevation: 1,021 m
Identified by: Sohmer, S.H.
Record type: Preserved specimen

221 Bishop specimens of Charpentiera obovata · collected 1851–2022Species page ›

Charpentiera obovata observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1989. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-02-12.

Charpentiera obovata observed 2026-02-12

2026-02-12

Maui County, US-HI, US

(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Charpentiera obovata observed 2024-05-31

2024-05-31

Hawaii County, US-HI, US

(c) Pierre-Louis Stenger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Charpentiera obovata observed 2024-05-31

2024-05-31

Hawaii County, US-HI, US

(c) Pierre-Louis Stenger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Charpentiera obovata observed 2023-06-15

2023-06-15

Hawaii County, US-HI, US

(c) Noriko Ito, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Charpentiera obovata observed 2022-06-08

2022-06-08

Hawaii County, US-HI, US

(c) Abram Fleishman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

Charpentiera obovata observed 2021-05-18

2021-05-18

Hawaii County, US-HI, US

(c) A. Moore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Charpentiera obovata. BISH 514339. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956261897. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/514339.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956261897 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026