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Torenia fournieri in life
In life — wishbone flower, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Alan Kwok (King Lun), Ada Tai (Ah Heung) / 阿達蘭 AdAlan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Alan Kwok (King Lun), Ada Tai (Ah Heung) / 阿達蘭 AdAlan
BISH 715470Botany

Torenia fournieri

wishbone flower

As recorded: Torenia fournieri Linden ex E.Fourn.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Linderniaceae

Collected by
Staples, G.W.
Collector number
707
Date
October 27, 1990
Locality
Purchased at the Star Market Garden Shop, King St. at University Ave
Island
Oʻahu
Region
Hawaii, United States
Record type
Preserved specimen
15 Bishop specimens of Torenia fournieri · collected 1926–2015Species page ›

Torenia fournieri observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1990. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2025-05-07.

Torenia fournieri observed 2025-05-07

2025-05-07

United States

(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Torenia fournieri. BISH 715470. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956666588. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/715470.

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