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Wikstroemia oahuensis
ʻĀkia
As recorded: Wikstroemia oahuensis var. oahuensis
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Thymelaeaceae
- Collected by
- Skottsberg, C.J.F.
- Collector number
- 797
- Date
- October 14, 1922
- Locality
- East Maui, Haleakala, lower ditch trail
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
- Type status
- Isotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 14, 1922, Skottsberg, C.J.F. also collected 11 other specimens.
Wikstroemia oahuensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1922. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 377 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-20
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Ean Schiffman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) conlonae, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
Palolo, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Wikstroemia oahuensis. BISH 70546. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956474853. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/70546.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956474853 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
