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Rumex giganteus
Pāwale
As recorded: Rumex giganteus Aiton
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Polygonaceae
- Collected by
- Fagerlund, G.O.; Mitchell, A.L.G.O. Fagerlund →A.L.M. Mitchell →
- Collector number
- 534
- Date
- April 19, 1943
- Locality
- Puu Kapele
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,737 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 April 19, 1943, Fagerlund, G.O.; Mitchell, A.L. also collected 1 other specimen.
Rumex giganteus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1943. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 28 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-17.
2026-09-17
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
no rights reserved
2026-09-02
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) nikkibirding, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-28
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) pupa_babe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-23
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) thekrysten, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-26
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan LaFontaine, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-21
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Ehoarn Bidault, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Rumex giganteus. BISH 695999. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956642407. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/695999.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956642407 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026