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Leptecophylla tameiameiae
Pūkiawe
As recorded: Leptecophylla tameiameiae (Cham. & Schltdl.) C.M.Weiller
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ericaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 12448
- Date
- November 29, 1935
- Locality
- Haalelepaakai and Lanaihale, saddle between
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.8097, -156.8702 ± 291 m
- Elevation
- 950 m
- Identified by
- BISH staff
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On November 29, 1935, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 9 other specimens.
Still here: Leptecophylla tameiameiae observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1935. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 18 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-09-12.
2025-09-12
Lanai City, HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-03
Lanai City, HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-15
Munro Trail, Lanai City, HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-16
Lanaʻi, Lanai City, HI, US
(c) Jill Soller, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-09
Lanaʻi, Lanai City, HI, US
(c) biolyth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-18
Lanai City, HI, US
(c) Brycen Lagunero, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Leptecophylla tameiameiae. BISH 643683. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956351810. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/643683.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956351810 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026