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Leptecophylla tameiameiae
Pūkiawe
As recorded: Leptecophylla tameiameiae (Cham. & Schltdl.) C.M.Weiller
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ericaceae
- Collected by
- Close, B.; Popolizio, C.B. Close →C. Popolizio →
- Collector number
- 1194-9
- Date
- November 15, 1994
- Locality
- N Kona, ~1.3 km N of Bobcat trail, ~2.3 km NNE of Naohueleelua
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,500 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 15, 1994, Close, B.; Popolizio, C. also collected 2 other specimens.
Leptecophylla tameiameiae observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1994. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,211 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Hilo, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Mauna Kea Access Road, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Kaulana Manu Native Bird and Plant Sanctuary Trail, Hilo, HI, US
(c) azu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Leptecophylla tameiameiae. BISH 704997. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956323817. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/704997.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956323817 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026