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Viola tracheliifolia
As recorded: Viola chamissoniana subsp. tracheliifolia (Ging.) W.L.Wagner, D.R.Herbst & Sohmer
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Violaceae
- Collected by
- Pearsall, G.A.
- Collector number
- 492
- Date
- April 28, 1960
- Locality
- Waianae Mts, betw Puu Kaua & Kanehoa Peak On ridge 50+ yards below main ridge, above Kunia Camp
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 908 m
- 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
Collected the same day
On April 28, 1960, Pearsall, G.A. also collected 3 other specimens.
Viola tracheliifolia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1960. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 26 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-02.
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)
2026-03-10
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Christine, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-07
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-28
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) makennap, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-04-27
Hawaii, US
(c) Emmett Magnus Kearns, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Viola tracheliifolia. BISH 72278. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956153824. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/72278.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956153824 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026