Pontederia crassipes
As recorded: Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Commelinales › Pontederiaceae
- Collected by
- Mackelprang, J.
- Collector number
- 186
- Date
- April 1, 1977
- Locality
- Laie; BYU-Hawaii campus
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Staples, G.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 1, 1977, Mackelprang, J. also collected 17 other specimens.
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Codiaeum variegatum
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Cuphea ignea
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Duranta erecta
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Heliconia stricta
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Ixora casei
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Ixora coccinea
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Justicia brandegeeana
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Lantana camara
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Lawsonia inermis
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Leucaena leucocephala
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Nyctaginaceae
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Pelargonium hortorum
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Ruellia prostrata
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Senna surattensis
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Tecomaria capensis
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Pontederia crassipes observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1977. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 232 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-15.
2026-10-15
Ninole Loop Rd, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) vbaker225, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-02
Punaluʻu Rd @ Punaluʻu Beach Park, Hawaii 96772, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-03
Mamalahoa Hwy, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) kbeisner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-11
Punaluu County Beach Park, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-02
Princeville
(c) abcglc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-10
Maui, Lahaina, HI, US
(c) calathea_girl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Pontederia crassipes. BISH 582937. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956142229. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/582937.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956142229 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026