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Touchardia latifolia
As recorded: Touchardia latifolia Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Urticaceae
- Collected by
- Lorence, D.H.; Plews, J.H.R.; Wood, K.R; Doyle, M.M.F. Doyle →David H. Lorence →John H.R. Plews →Kenneth R. Wood →
- Collector number
- 5314
- Date
- July 23, 1987
- Locality
- Head waters of northfork of Wailua river, area called "the Blue Hole" of " the Creater", just east of Mt. Waialeale and Kawaikini
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 210 m
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 23, 1987, Lorence, D.H.; Plews, J.H.R.; Wood, K.R; Doyle, M. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Touchardia latifolia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1987. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 109 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-20.

2026-09-20
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-18
Hawaii, US
(c) pidg1n, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-31
Hawaii, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-08-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Touchardia latifolia. BISH 605866. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956561170. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/605866.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956561170 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
