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Wikstroemia oahuensis
ʻĀkia
As recorded: Wikstroemia oahuensis var. oahuensis
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Thymelaeaceae
- Collected by
- Crosby, M.R.; Anderson, W.R.W.G. Anderson {William G. Anderson Jr. →Marshall R. Crosby →
- Collector number
- 1673
- Date
- July 4, 1964
- Locality
- Trail to Kalaupapa
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.1833, -157.0000
- Elevation
- 458 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 4, 1964, Crosby, M.R.; Anderson, W.R. also collected 6 other specimens.
Still here: Wikstroemia oahuensis observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1964. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2024-09-14.

2024-09-14
Kalaupapa National Historical Park, Kalawao, Hawaii, United States
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-14
Hawaii, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-13
Hawaii, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-12
Hawaii, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-08-14
Hawaii, US
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-07-10
Hawaii, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Wikstroemia oahuensis. BISH 70993. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956256322. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/70993.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956256322 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
