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Leptecophylla tameiameiae
Pūkiawe
As recorded: Leptecophylla tameiameiae (Cham. & Schltdl.) C.M.Weiller
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ericaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 34601
- Date
- August 27, 1952
- Locality
- National Park, upper end of Mauna Loa truck road
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 2,060 m
- Identified by
- BISH staff
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 27, 1952, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 1 other specimen.
Leptecophylla tameiameiae observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1952. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,218 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-11-02.
2026-11-02
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-31
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-29
Manoa Rd, Kailua, HI, US
(c) faerthen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) John DiDiego, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Doreen O'Donovan, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2026-10-26
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Leptecophylla tameiameiae. BISH 561373. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956362706. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/561373.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956362706 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026