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Euchiton japonicus
father-and-child plant
As recorded: Euchiton japonicus (Thunb.) Anderb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Cuddihy, L.W.; State ESP teamL.W. Cuddihy →State ESP team →
- Collector number
- 43
- Date
- December 18, 1979
- Locality
- Keauhou Ranch. Kau district
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.4833, -155.3500
- Elevation
- 1,878 m
- Identified by
- Staples, G.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On December 18, 1979, Cuddihy, L.W.; State ESP team also collected 24+ other specimens.
Still here: Euchiton japonicus observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1979. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-08-01.

2026-08-01
Holualoa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-05
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
(c) yerbasanta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-03
Crater Rim Drive @ Visitors Center $15 fee paid to the Park required, Hawaii 96785, USA
(c) yerbasanta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-21
Kīlauea, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-18
Kīlauea, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-18
Kīlauea, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Euchiton japonicus. BISH 656199. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956410614. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/656199.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956410614 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
