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Buddleja asiatica
Asiatic butterfly-bush
As recorded: Buddleja asiatica Lour.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Scrophulariaceae
- Collected by
- Faurie, A.
- Collector number
- 541
- Date
- November 1, 1909
- Locality
- Kaala
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- 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
Collected the same day
On November 1, 1909, Faurie, A. also collected 10 other specimens.
Buddleja asiatica observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1909. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 252 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-21.
2026-09-21
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyle Klotz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-20
Waialae - Kahala, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-09-15
Ala Onaona St, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-07
S King St, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Nathan Nguyen, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-05
Kinoole St, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-27
Pahoa, HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Buddleja asiatica. BISH 56308. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956663658. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/56308.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956663658 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026