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Waltheria indica
ʻuhaloa
As recorded: Waltheria indica L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 605.Mo
- Date
- November 24, 1915
- Locality
- Moomomi
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.1966, -157.1535 ± 2,594 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
Where it was collected
Still here: Waltheria indica observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1915. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 17 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-06-29.
2026-06-29
Maunaloa, HI 96770, USA
no rights reserved
2026-03-04
Awawa Rd, Hoolehua, HI, US
(c) jschweiker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-24
Kualapuʻu, HI, US
(c) Erin Nace, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-10
Molokaʻi, Hoolehua, HI, US
(c) dryrunner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-03-14
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) James Miskelly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-12-30
Kaunakakai, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Waltheria indica. BISH 70311. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956170514. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/70311.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956170514 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026