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Ilex anomala
Kāwaʻu
As recorded: Ilex anomala Hook. & Arn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Aquifoliales › Aquifoliaceae
- Collected by
- Heller, A.A.
- Collector number
- 2455
- Date
- September 10, 1895
- Locality
- Kaholuamanoa, above Waimea
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- 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 September 10, 1895, Heller, A.A. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Ilex anomala observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1895. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 697 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-21
Maui, Wailuku, HI, US
(c) planetboom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-10
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-06
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) reymond_miyajima, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ilex anomala. BISH 697121. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956435026. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/697121.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956435026 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
