BISH 663246Botany

Gibsmithia hawaiiensis

As recorded: Gibsmithia hawaiiensis Doty, 1963

Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Gigartinales › Dumontiaceae

Collected by: Okano, R.
Collector number: IA 24526
Date: February 29, 2000
Locality: Kaupulehu
Island: Hawaiʻi Island
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 19.8167, -155.9833
Record type: Preserved specimen

93 Bishop specimens of Gibsmithia hawaiiensis · collected 1951–2019Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On February 29, 2000, Okano, R. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Still here: Gibsmithia hawaiiensis observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 2000. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-05-15.

2025-05-15

Kalaoa, HI 96740, USA

(c) sophialabiy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-11

Hawaii County, HI, USA

(c) sophialabiy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-12-22

Kalaoa, HI 96740, USA

(c) cello caruso-turiello, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-08-04

Kailua-Kona, HI, USA

(c) cello caruso-turiello, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-09-25

Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i, Hawai'i, USA

(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2023-03-13

Puako, HI, USA

(c) bsafarik, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Gibsmithia hawaiiensis. BISH 663246. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956381556. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/663246.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956381556 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026