BISH 628387Botany

Turbinaria ornata

Ornate Turbanweed

As recorded: Turbinaria ornata (Turner) J.Agardh

Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae

Collected by: Magruder, W.H.; Leu, M.M.E. Leu →W.H. Magruder →
Collector number: HMA318
Date: January 4, 1989
Locality: Mai Poina 'Oe Lau Beach Park
Island: Maui
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 20.7667, -156.4500
Record type: Preserved specimen

522 Bishop specimens of Turbinaria ornata · collected 1900–2021Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On January 4, 1989, Magruder, W.H.; Leu, M. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Still here: Turbinaria ornata observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1989. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 43 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-09-16.

2026-09-16

Wailuku, HI 96793, USA

(c) higgmaso, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-29

RT-30, HI, US

(c) Kyle Elshoff, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-06-13

Wailea, HI, US

(c) jdm253, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-25

S Kihei Rd, Kihei, HI, US

(c) adelrocini, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-06

North Pacific Ocean, Kihei, HI, US

(c) Lila S., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-16

Makena, HI 96753, USA

(c) pica_nuttalli, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Turbinaria ornata. BISH 628387. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956139047. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/628387.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956139047 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026