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Lemna aequinoctialis
lesser duckweed
As recorded: Lemna aequinoctialis Welw.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Alismatales › Araceae
- Collected by
- Imada, C.; Engilis, A.; Dr. Duk; McCafferty, T.T. Duk →Andrew Engilis Jr →C.T. Imada →T. McCafferty →
- Collector number
- 92-45
- Date
- April 5, 1992
- Locality
- Private lotus farm, Waialua Beach Rd, Waialua
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 3 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 5, 1992, Imada, C.; Engilis, A.; Dr. Duk; McCafferty, T. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Lemna aequinoctialis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1992. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-06-19.

2024-06-19
Oʻahu, East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) pchee88, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-03-04
Ewa, Ewa Beach, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-05-07
Kepaniwai Park, Wailuku, HI, US
(c) John Starmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-03-29
North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-03-28
1571-4 Poipu Rd, Koloa, HI 96756, USA
(c) Steven Kurniawidjaja, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-03-28
1571-4 Poipu Rd, Koloa, HI 96756, USA
(c) Steven Kurniawidjaja, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Lemna aequinoctialis. BISH 623095. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956192886. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/623095.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956192886 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
