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Turbinaria ornata

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BISH 524157Botany

Turbinaria ornata

Ornate Turbanweed

As recorded: Turbinaria ornata (Turner) J.Agardh

Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae

Collected by: Doty, M.S.
Collector number: MSD 12502
Date: January 2, 1953
Locality: Kumimi
Island: Molokaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 21.1000, -156.7333
Record type: Preserved specimen

522 Bishop specimens of Turbinaria ornata · collected 1900–2021Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Turbinaria ornata observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 38 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-07-18.

Turbinaria ornata observed 2026-07-18

2026-07-18

Maui County, US-HI, US

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

Turbinaria ornata observed 2026-07-18

2026-07-18

Napili Bay, Kapalua, HI 96761, USA

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

Turbinaria ornata observed 2026-02-01

2026-02-01

Kaanapali, HI, USA

(c) Beth Burrous, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Turbinaria ornata observed 2025-12-28

2025-12-28

Kapalua, HI 96761, USA

(c) Alana Mullen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Turbinaria ornata observed 2025-07-15

2025-07-15

Kapalua Coastal Trail, Kapalua, HI, US

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

Turbinaria ornata observed 2025-06-16

2025-06-16

Napili Bay, Kapalua, HI, US

(c) Andrew Harmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Turbinaria ornata. BISH 524157. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956575366. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/524157.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956575366 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026