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Wikstroemia oahuensis
ʻĀkia
As recorded: Wikstroemia oahuensis var. oahuensis
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Thymelaeaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 12264
- Date
- December 11, 1932
- Locality
- Haiku Valley, Waiahole Forest Res., Heia
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 122 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
Collected the same day
On December 11, 1932, St.John, H. also collected 21 other specimens.
Wikstroemia oahuensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1932. 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 70592. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956384777. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/70592.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956384777 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
