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Myrsine lessertiana
kōlea lau nui
As recorded: Myrsine lessertiana A.DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Primulaceae
- Collected by
- Munro, G.C.
- Collector number
- 400
- Date
- February 12, 1915
- Locality
- East Maui, Auwahi, Ulupalakua
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.6267, -156.3527 ± 6,484 m
- 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
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On February 12, 1915, Munro, G.C. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Alphitonia ponderosa
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Alyxia stellata
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Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
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Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
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Ceodes brunoniana
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Ceodes brunoniana
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Ceodes brunoniana
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Charpentiera obovata
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Cheirodendron trigynum
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Claoxylon sandwicense
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Coprosma ernodeoides
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Coprosma ernodeoides
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Eragrostis leptophylla
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Melicope
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Melicope volcanica
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Myoporum sandwicense
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Myrsine lessertiana
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Paratrophis pendulina
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Paratrophis pendulina
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Pellaea ternifolia
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Pellaea ternifolia
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Pipturus albidus
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Planchonella sandwicensis
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Planchonella sandwicensis
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Still here: Myrsine lessertiana observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1915. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 21 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-12-06.
2025-12-06
Kula, HI, US
(c) trebien, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-24
Hawaii, US
(c) rokkenolan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-08
Hawaii, US
(c) zacpfeifer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-16
Paliku Cabin Trail, Kula, HI, US
(c) zacpfeifer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-02-03
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Nikolai Braedt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-09-23
Maui, Kula, HI, US
(c) maui, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Myrsine lessertiana. BISH 59269. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956598214. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/59269.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956598214 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026