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Amaranthus dubius
Spleen Amaranth
As recorded: Amaranthus dubius Mart. ex Thell.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Amaranthaceae
- Collected by
- Funk, E.J.; Lee, M.; Ching, B.B. Ching →E.J. Funk →Mary Ann Lee →
- Collector number
- 416
- Date
- May 1, 1990
- Locality
- Batis meadow W of Barbers Pt. Deep Draft Harbor
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Waselkov, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 1, 1990, Funk, E.J.; Lee, M.; Ching, B. also collected 17 other specimens.
Amaranthus dubius observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1990. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-03-20.

2025-03-20
McCully - Moiliili, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-01-15
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-07-05
Liliha - Kapalama, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-01-16
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Amaranthus dubius. BISH 577030. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956169554. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/577030.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956169554 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
