
Halophila hawaiiana
Hawaiian Seagrass
As recorded: Halophila hawaiiana Doty & B.C.Stone
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Alismatales › Hydrocharitaceae
- Collected by
- Magruder, W.H.; LeuM.E. Leu →W.H. Magruder →
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- July 21, 1988
- Locality
- Kalaaloa [Kalae Loa?]
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Peyton, K.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 21, 1988, Magruder, W.H.; Leu also collected 1 other specimen.
Halophila hawaiiana observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1988. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-09-19.

2025-09-19
Hawaii, US
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-05-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-05-02
Hawaii, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-02
Hawaii, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-02
Hawaii, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-02
Hawaii, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Halophila hawaiiana. BISH 714799. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956539544. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/714799.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956539544 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
