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Wikstroemia sandwicensis
As recorded: Wikstroemia sandwicensis Meisn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Thymelaeaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.; Greenwell, A.Otto Degener →Arthur Greenwell →
- Collector number
- 21893
- Date
- February 19, 1952
- Locality
- West slope of Pololu Valley
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 366 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 February 19, 1952, Degener, O.; Greenwell, A. also collected 9 other specimens.
Wikstroemia sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1952. 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)
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Cite this specimen
Wikstroemia sandwicensis. BISH 70974. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956608167. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/70974.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956608167 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026