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Viola tracheliifolia

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BISH 72280Botany

Viola tracheliifolia

As recorded: Viola chamissoniana subsp. tracheliifolia (Ging.) W.L.Wagner, D.R.Herbst & Sohmer

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Violaceae

Collected by: Forbes, C.N.
Collector number: 1826.O
Date: April 26, 1912
Locality: Honolulu Manoa Cliff Trail
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Hawaii, United States
Elevation: 457 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

185 Bishop specimens of Viola tracheliifolia · collected 1817–2021Species page ›

Viola tracheliifolia observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1912. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 26 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-02.

Viola tracheliifolia observed 2026-08-02

2026-08-02

Hawaii, US

(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Viola tracheliifolia observed 2026-05-27

2026-05-27

Hawaii, US

(c) Chris Havran, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Viola tracheliifolia observed 2026-03-10

2026-03-10

Maui County, US-HI, US

(c) Christine, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Viola tracheliifolia observed 2026-03-07

2026-03-07

Hawaii, US

(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Viola tracheliifolia observed 2025-11-28

2025-11-28

Maui County, US-HI, US

(c) makennap, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Viola tracheliifolia observed 2025-04-27

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 72280. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956313238. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/72280.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956313238 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026