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Wikstroemia uva-ursi
ʻĀkia
As recorded: Wikstroemia uva-ursi var. uva-ursi
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Thymelaeaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 259.Mo
- Date
- July 1, 1912
- Locality
- Kahanui
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.0789, -156.8407 ± 2,684 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
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On July 1, 1912, Forbes, C.N. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Still here: Wikstroemia uva-ursi observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1912. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 20 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-08-01.

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

2026-06-01
Office Rd, Lahaina, HI, US
(c) littlemongoose, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-05
Kaanapali Pkwy, Kaanapali, HI, US
(c) elvin y, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-10
Kapalua, HI 96761, USA
(c) NEcology, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-28
Kapalua, Maui, Hawai'i, USA
(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2024-11-22
Kapalua
(c) willbpayne, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Wikstroemia uva-ursi. BISH 70894. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956563075. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/70894.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956563075 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
