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Wikstroemia furcata
As recorded: Wikstroemia furcata (Hillebr.) Rock
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Thymelaeaceae
- Collected by
- Chock, A.K.
- Collector number
- 942
- Date
- August 14, 1953
- Locality
- Waimea, Halemanu, ditch trail
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,067 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 14, 1953, Chock, A.K. also collected 11 other specimens.
Wikstroemia furcata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-08-29.

2024-08-29
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-11-17
Hawaii, US
(c) embrines, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-12-17
Hawaii, US
(c) KokeeRCP, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2019-10-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Eric Knight, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2018-11-14
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2015-11-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Wikstroemia furcata. BISH 683661. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956449464. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/683661.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956449464 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
