Bernice Puahi Bishop Museum · CC BY-NC · GBIF · full resolution
Rumex skottsbergii
lava dock
As recorded: Rumex skottsbergii O.Deg. & I.Deg.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Polygonaceae
- Collected by
- Cranwell, L.M.; Selling, O.; Skottsberg, C.Lucy May Cranwell →Olof H. Selling →Carl Skottsberg →
- Collector number
- 3205
- Date
- September 11, 1938
- Locality
- N Kona, Huehue, near main road
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- 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
Collected the same day
On September 11, 1938, Cranwell, L.M.; Selling, O.; Skottsberg, C. also collected 14 other specimens.
Asteraceae
Botany
Chenopodium oahuense
Botany
Cocculus orbiculatus
Botany
Diospyros sandwicensis
Botany
Dirinaria applanata
Botany
Flavoparmelia caperata
Botany
Metrosideros polymorpha
Botany
Myoporum sandwicense
Botany
Pipturus albidus
Botany
Polyscias sandwicensis
Botany
Psydrax odoratus
Botany
Rumex skottsbergii
Botany
Santalum paniculatum
Botany
Senna gaudichaudii
Botany
Rumex skottsbergii observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1938. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 180 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-14.
2026-10-14
Kīlauea, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) birdbirdbird, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-01
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-27
Pahoa, HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-27
Pahoa, HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-27
Pahoa, HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-27
Pahoa, HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Rumex skottsbergii. BISH 62824. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956480747. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/62824.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956480747 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026