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Persicaria punctata
Dotted Smartweed
As recorded: Persicaria punctata (Elliott) Small
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Polygonaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 42134
- Date
- September 10, 1961
- Locality
- Head of Alakahi Gorge, Waipio Valley, Kohala Mountains, above Waimea
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,180 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Staples, G.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 10, 1961, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 10 other specimens.
Persicaria punctata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1961. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-13.
2026-10-13
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Gracie McMullen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-30
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-23
Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-04
Hakalau, HI 96710, USA
(c) cgchimera, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-01-15
Alakahi Stream, Kamuela, HI, US
(c) A. Moore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-11-14
Hawaii, US
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Persicaria punctata. BISH 607129. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956183710. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/607129.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956183710 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026