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Hyptis capitata
false ironwort
As recorded: Hyptis capitata Jacq.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Lamiaceae
- Collected by
- Nagata, K.M.
- Collector number
- 3788
- Date
- January 16, 1988
- Locality
- Waikane Valley, Koolaupoko, Koolau Mts
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 26 m
- Identified by
- Harley, R.M.; Paton, A.J.R.M. Harley →A.J. Paton →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 16, 1988, Nagata, K.M. also collected 4 other specimens.
Hyptis capitata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1988. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 16 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-09-27.
2025-09-27
Hauula, HI 96717, USA
no rights reserved
2025-09-27
Hauula, HI 96717, USA
no rights reserved
2025-09-08
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) bellamargerin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-04-28
Manoa Rd, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-04
Ahupuaʻa ʻO Kahana State Park, Hauula, HI, US
(c) lmleb, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-01-27
Hawaii, US
(c) Andrew Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hyptis capitata. BISH 526251. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956326723. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/526251.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956326723 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026