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Persicaria punctata
Dotted Smartweed
As recorded: Persicaria punctata (Elliott) Small
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Polygonaceae
- Collected by
- Lennox, C.G.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- November 2, 1943
- Locality
- Honokaa, Macadamia Orchard
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Staples, G.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Persicaria punctata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1943. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-13.
2026-10-13
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Gracie McMullen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-30
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-23
Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-04
Hakalau, HI 96710, USA
(c) cgchimera, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-01-15
Alakahi Stream, Kamuela, HI, US
(c) A. Moore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-11-14
Hawaii, US
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Persicaria punctata. BISH 63746. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956181874. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/63746.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956181874 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026