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Korthalsella platycaula
As recorded: Korthalsella platycaula (Bertero ex Tiegh.) Engl.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Santalales › Viscaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Fosberg, F.R.; Oliveira, V.F. Raymond Fosberg →V.M. Oliveira →Harold St.John →
- Collector number
- 13736
- Date
- December 27, 1933
- Locality
- Milolii Ridge, Waimea
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 91 m
- 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 December 27, 1933, St.John, H.; Fosberg, F.R.; Oliveira, V. also collected 11 other specimens.
Korthalsella platycaula observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1933. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 20 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-06-11.
2025-06-11
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-23
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Barrett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-16
Hawaii, US
(c) Hannah Mirando, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-12-05
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2023-11-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2023-09-30
Hawaii, US
(c) KISC, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Korthalsella platycaula. BISH 57053. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956503660. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/57053.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956503660 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026