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Geniostoma waialealae
As recorded: Geniostoma waialealae (Wawra) Byng & Christenh.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Loganiaceae
- Collected by
- Rock, J.F.C.
- Collector number
- 5892
- Date
- September 6, 1909
- Locality
- On Lehuamakanoi Ridge
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 6, 1909, Rock, J.F.C. also collected 17 other specimens.
Geniostoma waialealae observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1909. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 76 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-28.

2026-08-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Andre Golumbeski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-25
Kauai County, US-HI, US
no rights reserved

2026-05-30
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Andre Golumbeski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-06
Hawaii, US
(c) brxtn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-22
Hawaii, US
(c) kamaliu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Geniostoma waialealae. BISH 56763. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956530142. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/56763.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956530142 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
