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Wikstroemia monticola
ʻākia
As recorded: Wikstroemia monticola Skottsb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Thymelaeaceae
- Collected by
- Kirch, P.V.
- Collector number
- 553
- Date
- July 21, 1996
- Locality
- Alena
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 914 m
- Identified by
- Medeiros, A.C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 21, 1996, Kirch, P.V. also collected 5 other specimens.
Wikstroemia monticola observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1996. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-03-13.

2025-03-13
Hawaii, US
(c) mikekintgen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-08-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Emma Menchions, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Wikstroemia monticola. BISH 645503. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956205142. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/645503.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956205142 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
