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Phyllostegia ambigua
As recorded: Phyllostegia ambigua (A.Gray) Hillebr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Lamiaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 695.M
- Date
- July 10, 1919
- Locality
- East Maui, Haleakala, Ukulele
- Island
- Maui
- 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 10, 1919, Forbes, C.N. also collected 2 other specimens.
Phyllostegia ambigua observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1919. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-06.
2026-03-06
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Liam Hutcheson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-04
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-04-04
Hawaii, US
(c) Julien Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-20
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-02-05
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Nikolai Braedt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-10-07
Hawaii, US
(c) tluisaw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Phyllostegia ambigua. BISH 53377. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956346972. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/53377.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956346972 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026