Waltheria indica
ʻuhaloa
As recorded: Waltheria indica L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.
- Collector number
- H 73
- Date
- October 22, 1922
- Locality
- Honolulu, Fort Shafter
- Island
- Oʻahu
- 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
Waltheria indica observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1922. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,257 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) cwlonie6626, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Honolulu Watershed Forest Reserve, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jawbones, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Hawaii, US
(c) ashoki, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Kailua, HI, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Lanikai Pillbox, Kailua, HI, US
(c) ashoki, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-12
Wailuku, HI 96793, USA
(c) claire, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Waltheria indica. BISH 70318. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956229378. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/70318.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956229378 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026