Bernice Puahi Bishop Museum · CC BY-NC · GBIF · full resolution
Viola wailenalenae
As recorded: Viola wailenalenae (Rock) Skottsb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Violaceae
- Collected by
- Rock, J.F.C.
- Collector number
- 8852
- Date
- October 21, 1911
- Locality
- Wailenalena Stream
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,372 m
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.
- Type status
- Holotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 21, 1911, Rock, J.F.C. also collected 18 other specimens.
Viola wailenalenae observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1911. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 18 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-08-08.

2024-08-08
Hawaii, US
(c) Bobby Brittingham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-01-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-11-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-08-01
Hawaii, US
(c) embrines, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-06-08
Hawaii, US
no rights reserved

2023-03-28
Hawaii, US
(c) embrines, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Viola wailenalenae. BISH 584033. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956414315. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/584033.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956414315 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
