Malachra alceifolia
yellow leafbract
As recorded: Malachra alceifolia Jacq.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Funk, E.J.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- June 29, 1990
- Locality
- Honouliuli Town. Found at the corner of old Fort Weaver Road and new Fort Weaver Highway at the edge of the drainage ditch of the sugar cane field
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 29, 1990, Funk, E.J. also collected 2 other specimens.
Malachra alceifolia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1990. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-07-05.
2025-07-05
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-04-26
Oʻahu, Pearl City, HI, US
(c) scottjg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-03-04
Ewa, Ewa Beach, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Malachra alceifolia. BISH 575561. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956360608. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/575561.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956360608 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026