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Nymphaea nouchali
Day Waterlily
As recorded: Nymphaea capensis var. zanzibariensis (Casp.) Conard
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Nymphaeales › Nymphaeaceae
- Collected by
- Hume, L.
- Collector number
- 378
- Date
- May 1, 1989
- Locality
- Kawaihau dist. between Kamalu Rd. and Puuopae Rd
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Wiersema, J.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 1, 1989, Hume, L. also collected 4 other specimens.
Nymphaea nouchali observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1989. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2023-08-29.
2023-08-29
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Cat Chang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2019-11-27
Punalu'u Black Sand Beach, HI, US
(c) zihanwei, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2019-10-22
Punalu'u Black Sand Beach, Kaʻū, HI, US
(c) lkjohnson1, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2018-11-19
96-894 Government Road, Mountain View, HI 96771, USA
no rights reserved
2018-11-08
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Brian Heitz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2015-11-18
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Andrew Newmark, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Nymphaea nouchali. BISH 550065. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956267707. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/550065.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956267707 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026