BISH 57764Botany
Malachra alceifolia
yellow leafbract
As recorded: Malachra alceifolia Jacq.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Bianchi, F.A.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Locality
- Waipahu (near asparagus patch)
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- 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
Malachra alceifolia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
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 57764. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956529815. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/57764.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956529815 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
