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Cuphea hyssopifolia
False heather
As recorded: Cuphea hyssopifolia Kunth
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Lythraceae
- Collected by
- Meebold, A.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- May 1, 1932
- Locality
- Hilo-Kona Road
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Graham, S.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 1, 1932, Meebold, A. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Cuphea hyssopifolia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1932. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 37 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-20.

2026-07-20
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) veozu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-15
Laupahoehoe, HI, USA
(c) loamad, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-19
Haunani Rd, Mountain View, HI, US
(c) Janet Miller, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-19
Haunani Rd, Mountain View, HI, US
(c) Janet Miller, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-06
Round Top Dr, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-17
United States
(c) lithophyte, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cuphea hyssopifolia. BISH 57122. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956393370. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/57122.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956393370 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
