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Lysimachia mauritiana
spoonleaf yellow loosestrife
As recorded: Lysimachia mauritiana Lam.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Primulaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 263.M
- Date
- July 1, 1910
- Locality
- East Maui, Naliku Landing
- Island
- Maui
- 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 July 1, 1910, Forbes, C.N. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Lysimachia mauritiana observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1910. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-26.

2026-05-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Matthew Gilbert Koons, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)

2024-06-04
Hawaii, US
(c) Andrew Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Lysimachia mauritiana. BISH 64019. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956365396. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/64019.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956365396 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
