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Geniostoma hedyosmifolium
As recorded: Geniostoma hedyosmifolium (Baill.) Byng & Christenh.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Loganiaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.
- Collector number
- 30195
- Date
- August 14, 1926
- Locality
- Along main road 17 miles from Kohala towards Waimea
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 14, 1926, Degener, O. also collected 20 other specimens.
Geniostoma hedyosmifolium observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 14 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-02-01.

2026-02-01
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) chocktm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-13
Hawaii, US
(c) Megan LR Steiner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-09
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) jcombs15, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-16
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Evan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-20
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-09-24
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Geniostoma hedyosmifolium. BISH 56730. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956278507. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/56730.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956278507 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
