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Waltheria indica
ʻuhaloa
As recorded: Waltheria indica L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Chisholm, D.R.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- December 1, 1931
- Locality
- Midway Atoll
- Island
- Midway Atoll
- Region
- Hawaii, U.S. Outlying Islands
- Coordinates
- 28.2000, -177.3833
- 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
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On December 1, 1931, Chisholm, D.R. also collected 22 other specimens.
Boerhavia repens
Botany
Brachymenium
Botany
Commelina diffusa
Botany
Crotalaria pallida
Botany
Cyperus javanicus
Botany
Desmodium uncinatum
Botany
Erigeron bonariensis
Botany
Euphorbia heterophylla
Botany
Euphorbia hirta
Botany
Lepidium owaihiense
Botany
Lepidium owaihiense
Botany
Malvastrum coromandelianum
Botany
Medicago lupulina
Botany
Nerium oleander
Botany
Plantago lanceolata
Botany
Poaceae
Botany
Poaceae
Botany
Solanum americanum
Botany
Sporobolus virginicus
Botany
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis
Botany
Vachellia farnesiana
Botany
Xanthium strumarium
Botany
Still here: Waltheria indica observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1931. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-07-15.
2026-07-15
Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Midway Island, UM
(c) colleenmcd16, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-11-20
Midway, Midway Atoll, UM
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Waltheria indica. BISH 70273. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956601146. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/70273.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956601146 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026