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Centaurea melitensis
Maltese star-thistle
As recorded: Centaurea melitensis L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Munro, G.C.
- Collector number
- 309
- Date
- May 4, 1914
- Locality
- Koele
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- 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 May 4, 1914, Munro, G.C. also collected 3 other specimens.
Centaurea melitensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1914. 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 74253. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956525780. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/74253.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956525780 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026