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Wikstroemia uva-ursi
As recorded: Wikstroemia uva-ursi var. uva-ursi
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Thymelaeaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.; Degener, I.Isa Degener →Otto Degener →
- Collector number
- 26834
- Date
- December 25, 1959
- Locality
- Kahuku, Oahu
- 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
Collected the same day
On December 25, 1959, Degener, O.; Degener, I. also collected 4 other specimens.
Wikstroemia uva-ursi observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1959. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 160 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-16.

2026-10-16
Princeville, HI, US
(c) mackregan16, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-23
Haleiwa Rd + Naoiwi Ln, Haleiwa, HI 96712, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-01
Maui, Hawaii, United States
(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-09
Wahiawa, HI 96786, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-04
Haena, HI 96746, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-29
Hawaii, US
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Wikstroemia uva-ursi. BISH 70837. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956453638. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/70837.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956453638 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
