Bernice Puahi Bishop Museum · CC BY-NC · GBIF · full resolution
Charpentiera ovata
As recorded: Charpentiera ovata var. ovata
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Amaranthaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 9794
- Date
- August 7, 1933
- Locality
- Kipapa Gulch, Waipio
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 500 m
- Identified by
- Shannon, R.K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 7, 1933, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 18 other specimens.
Boehmeria grandis
Botany
Cyrtandra hawaiensis
Botany
Hydrangea arguta
Botany
Hydrangea arguta
Botany
Hydrangea arguta
Botany
Hydrangea arguta
Botany
Isachne pallens
Botany
Kadua affinis
Botany
Kadua affinis
Botany
Kadua affinis
Botany
Kadua affinis
Botany
Kadua affinis
Botany
Kadua centranthoides
Botany
Myrsine lessertiana
Botany
Myrsine lessertiana
Botany
Myrsine lessertiana
Botany
Pipturus albidus
Botany
Pittosporum glabrum
Botany
Charpentiera ovata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1933. 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 652825. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956144877. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/652825.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956144877 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026