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Nama sandwicense
As recorded: Nama sandwicensis A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Boraginales › Namaceae
- Collected by
- Corn, C.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- September 24, 1977
- Locality
- Polihale Beach
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 22.0833, -159.7333
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On September 24, 1977, Corn, C. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Still here: Nama sandwicense observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1977. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-05-27.

2026-05-27
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Chris Havran, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-03
Hawaii, US
(c) cadenf, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-23
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Steven (Esteban) Mendez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-06
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-06
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-02-21
Hawaii, US
(c) smartinbiologist, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Nama sandwicense. BISH 667563. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956356396. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/667563.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956356396 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched to the GBIF backbone only approximately
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