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BISH 610462Botany
Pipturus kauaiensis
As recorded: Pipturus kauaiensis A.Heller
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Urticaceae
- Collected by
- Flynn, T.W.; Lorence, D.H.; Wood, K.; Wichman, C.Timothy Flynn →David H. Lorence →C.R. Wichman Jr. →Kenneth R. Wood →
- Collector number
- 2643
- Date
- December 10, 1987
- Locality
- Hanalei District, Limahuli Valley. W side of ridge separating Limahuli and Hanakapiai valleys, above waterfall
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 558 m
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.Derral R. Herbst →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 10, 1987, Flynn, T.W.; Lorence, D.H.; Wood, K.; Wichman, C. also collected 15 other specimens.
Pipturus kauaiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1987. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2022-09-30.
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pipturus kauaiensis. BISH 610462. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956204319. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/610462.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956204319 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026

