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Salvia occidentalis
As recorded: Salvia occidentalis Sw.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Lamiaceae
- Collected by
- Egler, F.E.
- Collector number
- 37-426
- Date
- April 19, 1937
- Locality
- Maunalua, gulch west of Mauna O Ahi Ridge
- 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
Salvia occidentalis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1937. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-09-17.

2025-09-17
North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-17
North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-09-15
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) KISC, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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 53876. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956597506. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/53876.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956597506 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
