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Korthalsella latissima
Kauai korthal mistletoe
As recorded: Korthalsella latissima (Tiegh.) Danser
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Santalales › Viscaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.; Wiebke, H.Otto Degener →Henry Wiebke →
- Collector number
- 2424
- Date
- June 27, 1926
- Locality
- Kokee, Kauai
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- 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 June 27, 1926, Degener, O.; Wiebke, H. also collected 5 other specimens.
Korthalsella latissima observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 48 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-24.

2026-08-24
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-08-10
Hawaii, US
(c) Samuel Bosio, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-22
Hawaii, US
(c) Andre Golumbeski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-10
Hawaii, US
(c) rmagers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-08
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-02
Hawaii, US
(c) Andre Golumbeski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Korthalsella latissima. BISH 56986. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956683392. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/56986.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956683392 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
