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Myrsine lessertiana
kōlea lau nui
As recorded: Myrsine lessertiana A.DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Primulaceae
- Collected by
- MacDaniels, L.H.
- Collector number
- 213
- Date
- November 10, 1926
- Locality
- Kilauea, Kipuka Puaulu
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,300 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
Collected the same day
On November 10, 1926, MacDaniels, L.H. also collected 16 other specimens.
Brugmansia candida
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Cheirodendron trigynum
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Cheirodendron trigynum
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Coprosma rhynchocarpa
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Fuchsia magellanica
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Melicope hawaiensis
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Melicope pseudoanisata
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Myoporum sandwicense
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Notelaea
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Ochrosia kilaueaensis
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Pleroma urvilleanum
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Psychotria hawaiiensis
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Touchardia oahuensis
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Touchardia oahuensis
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Touchardia oahuensis
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Xylosma hawaiense
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Myrsine lessertiana observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 639 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-19.
2026-10-19
Waianae, HI, US
(c) puapaniolo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
United States
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-17
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
Hawaii, US
(c) Andre Golumbeski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-09
Kuliouou - Kalani Iki, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-05
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Myrsine lessertiana. BISH 59458. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956276214. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/59458.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956276214 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026