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BISH 685302Botany
Opuntia cochenillifera
As recorded: Opuntia cochenillifera (L.) Mill.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Cactaceae
- Collected by
- Oppenheimer, H.L.
- Collector number
- H10201
- Date
- January 2, 2002
- Locality
- W Maui, Lahaina District, Kuia, in unnamed gulch betw Kanaha & Kauaula Valleys, mauka of Lahainaluna High School, W of Paupau
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.8875, -156.6536 ± 193 m
- Elevation
- 244 m
- Identified by
- Staples, G.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On January 2, 2002, Oppenheimer, H.L. also collected 2 other specimens.
Still here: Opuntia cochenillifera observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 2002. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-05-29.
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Opuntia cochenillifera. BISH 685302. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956420003. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/685302.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956420003 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026