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Salvia occidentalis

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BISH 53866Botany

Salvia occidentalis

West Indian sage

As recorded: Salvia occidentalis Sw.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Lamiaceae

Collected by: Hosaka, E.Y.
Collector number: 1308
Date: February 2, 1936
Locality: Waianae Mountains; Kealia
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Hawaii, United States
Elevation: 15 m
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

94 Bishop specimens of Salvia occidentalis · collected 1864–2004Species page ›

Salvia occidentalis observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1936. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-09-17.

Salvia occidentalis observed 2025-09-17

2025-09-17

North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA

(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Salvia occidentalis observed 2025-09-17

2025-09-17

North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA

(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Salvia occidentalis observed 2023-09-15

2023-09-15

Kauai County, US-HI, US

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

Salvia occidentalis observed 2012-06-13

2012-06-13

Nu'alolo Aina, HI, USA

(c) Oscar Johnson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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

Cite this specimen

Salvia occidentalis. BISH 53866. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956548498. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/53866.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956548498 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026