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Gunnera kauaiensis
As recorded: Gunnera kauaiensis Rock
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gunnerales › Gunneraceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 903 K
- Date
- July 3, 1917
- Locality
- Kilohana overlook, above Wainika
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- 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 3, 1917, Forbes, C.N. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Acanthospermum australe
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Acrolejeunea sandvicensis
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Acrolejeunea sandvicensis
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Adenophorus abietinus
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Adenophorus abietinus
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Adenophorus pinnatifidus
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Adenophorus pinnatifidus
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Adenophorus pinnatifidus
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Adenophorus tamariscinus
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Adenophorus tripinnatifidus
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Aerobryopsis longissima
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Aerobryopsis longissima
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Agrostis stolonifera
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Allographa rhizicola
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Allographa sitiana
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Alphitonia ponderosa
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Alphitonia ponderosa
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Alternaria
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Alyxia stellata
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Alyxia stellata
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Gunnera kauaiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1917. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 30 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-01.
2026-07-01
Hawaii, US
(c) centronyx, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Rowan Willow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-29
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-29
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-05
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-21
Hawaii, US
(c) Jory Teltser, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Gunnera kauaiensis. BISH 53096. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956281982. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/53096.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956281982 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026