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Lythrum maritimum

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BISH 57150Botany

Lythrum maritimum

pukamole

As recorded: Lythrum maritimum Kunth

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Lythraceae

Collected by
Munro, G.C.
Collector number
176
Date
August 1, 1927
Locality
Main ridge
Island
Lānaʻi
Region
Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
20.8145, -156.8946 ± 4,984 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
96 Bishop specimens of Lythrum maritimum · collected 1845–2023Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On August 1, 1927, Munro, G.C. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Still here: Lythrum maritimum observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1927. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-10-09.

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Lythrum maritimum. BISH 57150. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956490929. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/57150.

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