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Charpentiera
pāpala
As recorded: Charpentiera Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Amaranthaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Collector number
- 1924
- Date
- November 7, 1970
- Locality
- Waianae Mountains; Palikea Gulch (Drypetes branch gulch)
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 730 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 7, 1970, Herbst, D.R. also collected 12 other specimens.
Charpentiera observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1970. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 49 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-02.

2026-10-02
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-27
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-06-19
Hawaii, US
(c) noahgreen0917, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-29
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Matthew Gilbert Koons, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Charpentiera. BISH 632893. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956245314. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/632893.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956245314 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
