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Lythrum maritimum
pukamole
As recorded: Lythrum maritimum Kunth
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Lythraceae
- Collected by
- Wysong, M.L.
- Collector number
- 567
- Date
- January 4, 2005
- Locality
- Kalaupapa; Waikolu valley, base of stream
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Imada, C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 4, 2005, Wysong, M.L. also collected 16 other specimens.
Artemisia australis
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Canna indica
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Coix lacryma-jobi
Botany
Corymbia citriodora
Botany
Cyperus brevifolius
Botany
Cyrtomium falcatum
Botany
Hedychium coccineum
Botany
Ipomoea alba
Botany
Kalanchoe pinnata
Botany
Lipochaeta lavarum
Botany
Lipochaeta lavarum
Botany
Nasturtium microphyllum
Botany
Plantago major
Botany
Rubus rosifolius
Botany
Synedrella nodiflora
Botany
Vigna marina
Botany
Lythrum maritimum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2005. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 117 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-29.
2026-09-29
Kula, HI 96790, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-25
Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-26
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Joshua Almansa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-17
Hawaii, US
(c) blip3, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-13
Hawaii, Hawaii, United States
(c) Kevin Chiang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-05
Kīlauea, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Lythrum maritimum. BISH 718716. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956532962. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/718716.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956532962 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026