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BISH 588892Botany
Iresine diffusa
As recorded: Iresine herbstii Hook.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Amaranthaceae
- Collected by
- Flynn, T.W.; Hume, L.Timothy Flynn →L.M. Hume →
- Collector number
- 3776
- Date
- February 16, 1990
- Locality
- Koloa Dist.; Kalaheo, Kukuilono Golf Course
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 260 m
- Identified by
- Eliasson, U.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 16, 1990, Flynn, T.W.; Hume, L. also collected 9 other specimens.
Iresine diffusa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1990. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2025-12-10.
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Iresine diffusa. BISH 588892. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956322780. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/588892.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956322780 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026

