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Myrsine lessertiana
kōlea lau nui
As recorded: Myrsine lessertiana A.DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Primulaceae
- Collected by
- Rock, J.F.C.
- Collector number
- 25749
- Date
- March 24, 1957
- Locality
- S. Kona, Hoopuloa
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,219 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 March 24, 1957, Rock, J.F.C. also collected 14 other specimens.
Clermontia clermontioides
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Clermontia clermontioides
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Clermontia clermontioides
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Clermontia clermontioides
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Clermontia clermontioides
Botany
Geniostoma hedyosmifolium
Botany
Myrsine lessertiana
Botany
Myrsine lessertiana
Botany
Myrsine lessertiana
Botany
Myrsine lessertiana
Botany
Pisonia sandwicensis
Botany
Pisonia sandwicensis
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Stenogyne macrantha
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Xylosma hawaiense
Botany
Myrsine lessertiana observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1957. 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 59478. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956470895. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/59478.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956470895 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026