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Cassytha filiformis
laurel dodder
As recorded: Cassytha filiformis L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Laurales › Lauraceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.
- Collector number
- 5575
- Date
- June 21, 1928
- Locality
- Between Halawa and Halawaiki Valleys
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.1621, -156.7405 ± 614 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 June 21, 1928, Degener, O. also collected 7 other specimens.
Still here: Cassytha filiformis observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1928. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2024-07-17.
2024-07-17
Maui, Lahaina, HI, US
(c) nonogap, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-10-25
Lahaina, HI 96761, USA
(c) coe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cassytha filiformis. BISH 54299. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956242535. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/54299.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956242535 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026