
Dubautia laxa
Naʻenaʻe-pua-melemele
As recorded: Dubautia laxa subsp. laxa
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.; Park, K.K.; Bush; Topping, D.L.; PotterW.M. Bush →Otto Degener →King George V. Nat. Park →C.W. Potter →D.L. Topping →
- Collector number
- 10039
- Date
- August 18, 1935
- Locality
- Poamoho Trail, Laie
- Island
- Oʻahu
- 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 18, 1935, Degener, O.; Park, K.K.; Bush; Topping, D.L.; Potter also collected 1 other specimen.
Dubautia laxa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1935. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 115 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-18.

2026-10-18
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) conlonae, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Andre Golumbeski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-13
Hawaii, US
(c) Matthew Kahokuloa, Jr., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-05
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
no rights reserved

2026-08-24
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dubautia laxa. BISH 74505. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956330971. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/74505.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956330971 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
