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Centaurea melitensis
Maltese star-thistle
As recorded: Centaurea melitensis L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.
- Collector number
- 5587
- Date
- August 9, 1927
- Locality
- Haleakala Crater
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- 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 August 9, 1927, Degener, O. also collected 6 other specimens.
Centaurea melitensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1927. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-23.
2026-07-23
Holualoa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-19
Lanai City, HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Centaurea melitensis. BISH 74251. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956649038. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/74251.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956649038 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026