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Lythrum maritimum
pukamole
As recorded: Lythrum maritimum Kunth
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Lythraceae
- Collected by
- Rock, J.F.C.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- December 5, 1909
- Locality
- Maui
- Island
- Maui
- 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
Lythrum maritimum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1909. 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
Hawaii, 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 57168. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956231605. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/57168.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956231605 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026