
Pipturus forbesii
As recorded: Pipturus forbesii Krajina
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Urticaceae
- Collected by
- Wilbur, R.L.; Webster, G.L.Grady L. Webster →R.L. Wilbur →
- Collector number
- Collector Number: 973
- Date
- 1948
- Locality
- East Maui, Haleakala, in Koolau Gap
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- 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
Pipturus forbesii observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1948. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2010-06-09.

2010-06-09
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2005-05-03
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2004-03-17
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pipturus forbesii. BISH 71381. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956330958. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/71381.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956330958 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
