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Cassytha filiformis
laurel dodder
As recorded: Cassytha filiformis L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Laurales › Lauraceae
- Collected by
- Munro, G.C.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- March 19, 1914
- Locality
- Paomai
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.8852, -156.9569 ± 8,564 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
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On March 19, 1914, Munro, G.C. also collected 9 other specimens.
Still here: Cassytha filiformis observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1914. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-03-18.
2026-03-18
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Madeleine W, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-11
Lanaʻi, Lanai City, HI, US
(c) j_deslippe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-04-30
Lanaʻi, Lanai City, HI, US
(c) j_deslippe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-04-28
Lanaʻi, Lanai City, HI, US
(c) j_deslippe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-06-22
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2023-06-20
Maui, Hawaii, United States
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cassytha filiformis. BISH 54296. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956371039. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/54296.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956371039 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026