Chaetogastra herbacea
cane tibouchina
As recorded: Tibouchina herbacea (DC.) Cogn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Melastomataceae
- Collected by
- Oppenheimer, H.L.; Tangalin, N.; Perlman, S.; Garnett, B.; Dunbar, S.S. Dunbar →B. Garnett →Hank L. Oppenheimer →Steven Perlman →Natalia Tangalin →
- Collector number
- H50641
- Date
- May 18, 2005
- Locality
- Ohialele, W rim of Pelekunu Valley
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.1448, -156.8930
- Elevation
- 1,060 m
- Identified by
- BISH staff
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On May 18, 2005, Oppenheimer, H.L.; Tangalin, N.; Perlman, S.; Garnett, B.; Dunbar, S. also collected 1 other specimen.
Still here: Chaetogastra herbacea observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 2005. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2022-12-28.

2022-12-28
Maui, Hawaii, United States
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2021-12-03
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Gina Farr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Chaetogastra herbacea. BISH 724420. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956328265. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/724420.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956328265 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
