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Myrsine wawraea
As recorded: Myrsine wawraea (Mez) Hosaka
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Primulaceae
- Collected by
- Crosby, M.R.; Anderson, W.R.W.G. Anderson {William G. Anderson Jr. →Marshall R. Crosby →
- Collector number
- 2008
- Date
- August 12, 1964
- Locality
- Napali Kona FR, Alakai Swamp trail
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 22.0800, -159.3700
- Elevation
- 1,128 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 August 12, 1964, Crosby, M.R.; Anderson, W.R. also collected 19 other specimens.
Alyxia stellata
Botany
Drosera anglica
Botany
Dubautia paleata
Botany
Elaeocarpus bifidus
Botany
Elaeocarpus bifidus
Botany
Elaphoglossum aemulum
Botany
Korthalsella platycaula
Botany
Melicope clusiifolia
Botany
Melicope spathulata
Botany
Pittosporum gayanum
Botany
Santalum freycinetianum
Botany
Santalum freycinetianum
Botany
Santalum freycinetianum
Botany
Scaevola procera
Botany
Smilax melastomifolia
Botany
Vaccinium dentatum
Botany
Viola wailenalenae
Botany
Wikstroemia oahuensis
Botany
Wikstroemia oahuensis
Botany
Still here: Myrsine wawraea observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1964. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 28 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-05-27.
2026-05-27
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-09-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-17
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-12-05
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-12-05
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Myrsine wawraea. BISH 59704. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956424959. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/59704.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956424959 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026