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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
- 453
- Date
- April 20, 1915
- Locality
- Mahana
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.8793, -156.9117 ± 5,574 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 April 20, 1915, Munro, G.C. also collected 6 other specimens.
Still here: Myrsine lessertiana observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1915. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 19 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-07-15.
2026-07-15
Lanai City
(c) emcguirt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-14
Lanaʻi, Lānaʻi City, HI, US
(c) Kona Dancil, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-28
Lanai City
(c) emcguirt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-04
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-09
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) biolyth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-11
Lanaʻi, Lanai City, HI, US
(c) Bobby Brittingham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Myrsine lessertiana. BISH 59504. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956224986. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/59504.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956224986 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026