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BISH 709426Botany
Cassytha filiformis
laurel dodder
As recorded: Cassytha filiformis L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Laurales › Lauraceae
- Collected by
- Oppenheimer, H.L.
- Collector number
- H60304
- Date
- June 5, 2003
- Locality
- W Maui, Lahaina District, Honolua, Papua Gulch
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.9928, -156.6178
- Elevation
- 244 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Cassytha filiformis observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 2003. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2024-07-17.

2024-07-17
Maui, Lahaina, HI, US
(c) nonogap, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-10-25
Lahaina, HI 96761, USA
(c) coe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cassytha filiformis. BISH 709426. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956458652. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/709426.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956458652 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
