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Stenogyne sessilis
As recorded: Stenogyne sessilis Benth.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Lamiaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 41684
- Date
- March 22, 1961
- Locality
- North Kona: above deep pit crater at head of Kaupulehu Lava Flow
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,570 m
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 22, 1961, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 19 other specimens.
Stenogyne sessilis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1961. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 26 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-09.

2026-04-09
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Carlos/Giancarla Ross (AnimeBirder), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-09
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Carlos/Giancarla Ross (AnimeBirder), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-14
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Grigory Heaton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-17
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Anders Hastings, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-01-17
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Chris Muir, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-13
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Chiang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Stenogyne sessilis. BISH 609517. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956335606. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/609517.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956335606 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
