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Persicaria punctata
As recorded: Persicaria punctata (Elliott) Small
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Polygonaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Collector number
- 9793
- Date
- August 2, 1996
- Locality
- Hamakua Dist., Lalakea, main weir at start of Lower Hamakua Ditch
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.0667, -155.4167
- Elevation
- 305 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On August 2, 1996, Herbst, D.R. also collected 5 other specimens.
Still here: Persicaria punctata observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1996. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-13.
2026-10-13
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Gracie McMullen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-01-04
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Persicaria punctata. BISH 662699. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956250108. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/662699.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956250108 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026