Bernice Puahi Bishop Museum · CC BY-NC · GBIF · full resolution
Heliotropium anomalum
Polynesian Heliotrope
As recorded: Heliotropium anomalum var. argenteum A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Boraginales › Heliotropiaceae
- Collected by
- Fagerlind, F.
- Collector number
- 7157
- Date
- April 25, 1978
- Locality
- Kaena Point
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Imada, C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Heliotropium anomalum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 274 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-20.
2026-09-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-22
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-31
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-29
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-29
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) saisai808, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-30
Hawaii, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Heliotropium anomalum. BISH 734299. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956589455. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/734299.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956589455 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026