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Lythrum maritimum
pukamole
As recorded: Lythrum maritimum Kunth
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Lythraceae
- Collected by
- Christ, J.H.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- May 16, 1958
- Locality
- Kona, Kikiaeae
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,524 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 May 16, 1958, Christ, J.H. also collected 12 other specimens.
Lythrum maritimum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1958. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 117 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-29.
2026-09-29
Kula, HI 96790, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-25
Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-26
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Joshua Almansa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-17
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) blip3, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-13
Hawaii, Hawaii, United States
(c) Kevin Chiang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-05
Kīlauea, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Lythrum maritimum. BISH 57154. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956481988. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/57154.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956481988 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026