Urena lobata
Caesar weed
As recorded: Urena lobata L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Funk, E.J.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- October 27, 1989
- Locality
- along Waioli Valley Road, Waioli
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Imada, C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 27, 1989, Funk, E.J. also collected 3 other specimens.
Urena lobata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1989. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 38 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27
Kapaʻa, HI, US
(c) Zoltan H, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-05
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-13
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Bella Hunter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-13
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Bella Hunter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-25
Oʻahu, Waipahu, HI, US
(c) Krimzz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Urena lobata. BISH 554547. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956542013. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/554547.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956542013 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
