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Nothocestrum longifolium
longleaf 'aiea
As recorded: Nothocestrum longifolium A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 1029.H
- Date
- July 1, 1915
- Locality
- Puu a ulu (Kipuka Puaulu)
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 1, 1915, Forbes, C.N. also collected 21 other specimens.
Nothocestrum longifolium observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1915. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-09-23.

2024-09-23
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-01-04
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2017-09-21
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2012-09-13
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Nothocestrum longifolium. BISH 550051. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956567746. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/550051.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956567746 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
