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Wikstroemia sandwicensis
As recorded: Wikstroemia sandwicensis Meisn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Thymelaeaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.; (sub Murashige, T.)
- Collector number
- 20375
- Date
- May 14, 1949
- Locality
- North of Papaloa, Capt. Cook, Kona, Hawaii. In forest on aa lava
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,554 m
- Identified by
- Mayer, S.S.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Wikstroemia sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1949. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-18.
2026-03-18
United States
(c) Ehoarn Bidault, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-10
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Stephanie Lyon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-17
United States
(c) rathbunjon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-09-04
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-09-04
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2015-05-16
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) kgallo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Wikstroemia sandwicensis. BISH 70944. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956350107. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/70944.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956350107 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026