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Nothocestrum longifolium
longleaf 'aiea
As recorded: Nothocestrum longifolium A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae
- Collected by
- MacDaniels, L.H.
- Collector number
- 538
- Date
- January 29, 1927
- Locality
- Pupukea Military trail, along stream
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 29, 1927, MacDaniels, L.H. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Nothocestrum longifolium observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1927. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-09-23.

2024-09-23
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-01-04
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2017-09-21
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2012-09-13
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
Nothocestrum longifolium. BISH 683725. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956323383. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/683725.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956323383 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
