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Boehmeria grandis
‘ākōlea
As recorded: Boehmeria grandis (Hook. & Arn.) A.Heller
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Urticaceae
- Collected by
- Skottsberg, C.J.F.
- Collector number
- 4772
- Date
- September 12, 1926
- Locality
- Koolau, Nuuana - Pauoa ridge
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- C.M.Wilmot-Dear; I.FriisC.M.Wilmot-Dear →I.Friis →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 12, 1926, Skottsberg, C.J.F. also collected 12 other specimens.
Charpentiera ovata
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Coprosma foliosa
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Cyrtandra kalichii
Botany
Distichophyllum freycinetii
Botany
Gahnia beecheyi
Botany
Machaerina mariscoides
Botany
Macromitrium microstomum
Botany
Melicope wawreana
Botany
Phyllostegia grandiflora
Botany
Scaevola gaudichaudiana
Botany
Scaevola gaudichaudiana
Botany
Vaccinium dentatum
Botany
Boehmeria grandis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 55 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-28.
2026-05-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-09
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-14
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-04-12
Hawaii, US
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-22
Hawaii, US
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-26
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Boehmeria grandis. BISH 71128. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956691403. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/71128.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956691403 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026