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Nama sandwicense

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BISH 53153Botany

Nama sandwicense

As recorded: Nama sandwicensis A.Gray

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Boraginales › Namaceae

Collected by: Forbes, C.N.
Collector number: 2352.O
Date: March 14, 1916
Locality: Coral plain below Ewa and Sisal
Island: Oʻahu
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

98 Bishop specimens of Nama sandwicense · collected 1851–2025Species page ›

Nama sandwicense observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1916. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 53 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-20.

Nama sandwicense observed 2026-10-20

2026-10-20

Honolulu County, US-HI, US

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Nama sandwicense observed 2026-10-11

2026-10-11

Hawaii, US

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

Nama sandwicense observed 2026-10-11

2026-10-11

Hawaii, US

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

Nama sandwicense observed 2026-09-20

2026-09-20

Hawaii, US

(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Nama sandwicense observed 2026-05-31

2026-05-31

Hawaii, US

(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Nama sandwicense observed 2026-05-27

2026-05-27

Kauai County, US-HI, US

(c) Chris Havran, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Nama sandwicense. BISH 53153. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956608087. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/53153.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956608087 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026

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