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Ludwigia octovalvis
Mexican Primrose-willow
As recorded: Ludwigia octovalvis (Jacq.) P.H.Raven
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Onagraceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 10527
- Date
- April 7, 1933
- Locality
- Kalihi Valley
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.3616, -157.8492 ± 4,044 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On April 7, 1933, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 1 other specimen.
Still here: Ludwigia octovalvis observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1933. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 85 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-17.
2026-10-17
Palolo, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-13
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Bella Hunter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-10
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-24
Hawaii, US
(c) maddy_wilkens, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-04
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-26
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ludwigia octovalvis. BISH 61243. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956613041. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/61243.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956613041 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026