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Ludwigia octovalvis
Mexican Primrose-willow
As recorded: Ludwigia octovalvis (Jacq.) P.H.Raven
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Onagraceae
- Collected by
- Munro, G.C.
- Collector number
- 148
- Date
- April 19, 1924
- Locality
- Kapohaku
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- 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
Ludwigia octovalvis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1924. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 213 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.
2026-10-17
Palolo, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-04
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Helen Noroian, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-23
Papaikou, HI, US
(c) pupa_babe, 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ludwigia octovalvis. BISH 61267. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956389940. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/61267.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956389940 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026