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Charpentiera ovata
As recorded: Charpentiera ovata var. ovata
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Amaranthaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 13699
- Date
- April 17, 1937
- Locality
- Manoa-Palolo ridge, above Woodlawn, Koolau Mts
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 460 m
- Identified by
- Shannon, R.K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 17, 1937, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 5 other specimens.
Charpentiera ovata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1937. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 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)
2026-02-05
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-01-02
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Matthew Thompson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2012-03-16
Hawaii, US
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2012-01-01
Manuka State Wayside
(c) 104623964081378888743, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2009-09-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Charpentiera ovata. BISH 652824. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956220264. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/652824.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956220264 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026