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Blumea sinuata
Sow-Thistle Blumea
As recorded: Blumea laciniata (Roxb.) DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.; Fosberg, V.O.F. Raymond Fosberg →V.O. Fosberg →
- Collector number
- 13740
- Date
- April 25, 1937
- Locality
- Koolau Mountains; Punaluu Valley, Castle Trail Along trail in ravine
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 300 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 25, 1937, Fosberg, F.R.; Fosberg, V.O. also collected 8 other specimens.
Blumea sinuata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1937. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-17.
2026-06-17
Kuliouou - Kalani Iki, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-03-07
Hawaii, US
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-10
Nuuanu - Punchbowl, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-11-10
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-07-30
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-05-03
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
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Cite this specimen
Blumea sinuata. BISH 74225. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956402375. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/74225.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956402375 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026