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Cuphea
Cigar Plants and Allies
As recorded: Cuphea P.Browne
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Lythraceae
- Collected by
- Engilis Jr., A.
- Collector number
- 21
- Date
- August 17, 1987
- Locality
- Hualalai (Olma Tract, Kaloka Mauka)
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 855 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 17, 1987, Engilis Jr., A. also collected 9 other specimens.
Cuphea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1987. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 270 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.
2026-10-17
Palolo, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-04
Kamuela, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-21
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyle Klotz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-12
Waialae - Kahala, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-08-03
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-01
Aiea, HI 96701, USA
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cuphea. BISH 601174. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956648818. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/601174.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956648818 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026