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Aneilema beniniense
As recorded: Aneilema beniniense (P.Beauv.) Kunth
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Commelinales › Commelinaceae
- Collected by
- Nagata, K.M.
- Collector number
- 3696
- Date
- September 10, 1987
- Locality
- Honolulu; Lyon Arboretum
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 10, 1987, Nagata, K.M. also collected 2 other specimens.
Aneilema beniniense observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1987. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 23 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-31.

2026-03-31
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
no rights reserved

2026-03-31
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved

2026-03-03
Manoa Rd, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-03
Manoa Rd, Kailua, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-13
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-08-13
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Aneilema beniniense. BISH 516529. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956461101. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/516529.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956461101 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
