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Wikstroemia sandwicensis
As recorded: Wikstroemia sandwicensis Meisn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Thymelaeaceae
- Collected by
- Cranwell, L.M.; Selling, O.; Skottsberg, C.Lucy May Cranwell →Olof H. Selling →Carl Skottsberg →
- Collector number
- 2825b
- Date
- July 12, 1938
- Locality
- along trail from Kokee-Mohihi road to Lehua makanoe
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Mayer, S.S.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 12, 1938, Cranwell, L.M.; Selling, O.; Skottsberg, C. also collected 10 other specimens.
Wikstroemia sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1938. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-18.

2026-03-18
United States
(c) Ehoarn Bidault, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-10
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Stephanie Lyon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-17
United States
(c) rathbunjon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-09-04
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-09-04
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2015-05-16
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) kgallo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Wikstroemia sandwicensis. BISH 70522. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956573945. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/70522.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956573945 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
