Viola chamissoniana
'Olopū
As recorded: Viola chamissoniana Ging.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Violaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.; Hatheway, W.H.; Silva, K.Otto Degener →W.H. Hatheway →K. Silva →
- Collector number
- Collector Number: 20753
- Date
- 1950
- Locality
- Central Makaleha Valley ridge
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Viola chamissoniana observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1950. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 63 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-19.
2026-10-19
Hawaii, US
(c) puapaniolo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-18
Hawaii, US
(c) pidg1n, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-31
Hawaii, US
(c) friendofafern, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-31
Hawaii, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-02
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-27
Hawaii, US
(c) Chris Havran, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Viola chamissoniana. BISH 72093. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956418604. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/72093.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956418604 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026