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Selenicereus pteranthus
As recorded: Selenicereus macdonaldiae (Hook.) Britton & Rose
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Cactaceae
- Collected by
- Lorence, D.H.; Flynn, T.Timothy Flynn →David H. Lorence →
- Collector number
- 6278
- Date
- September 12, 1988
- Locality
- Koloa District: West end of Lawai Road at entrance to Lawai Kai
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 15 m
- Identified by
- Flynn, T.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 12, 1988, Lorence, D.H.; Flynn, T. also collected 2 other specimens.
Selenicereus pteranthus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1988. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 26 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-24.
2026-05-24
Poipu, Koloa, HI 96756, USA
(c) Matthew Gilbert Koons, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)
2025-06-01
Diamond Head / Kapahulu / St. Louis Heights, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Emmett Magnus Kearns, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-01
Diamond Head / Kapahulu / St. Louis Heights, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Emmett Magnus Kearns, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-26
Diamond Head / Kapahulu / St. Louis Heights, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Emmett Magnus Kearns, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-02-14
Diamond Head / Kapahulu / St. Louis Heights, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-02-14
Diamond Head / Kapahulu / St. Louis Heights, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Emmett Magnus Kearns, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Selenicereus pteranthus. BISH 702495. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956440491. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/702495.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956440491 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026