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Leptecophylla tameiameiae
Pūkiawe
As recorded: Leptecophylla tameiameiae (Cham. & Schltdl.) C.M.Weiller
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ericaceae
- Collected by
- Pell, S.K.; Bess, E.; Rannekleiv, K.E.C. Bess →S.K. Pell →K. Rannekleiv →
- Collector number
- 816
- Date
- August 4, 2008
- Locality
- Hawaii County, Hawaii Island, road to Waipahoehoe Gulch
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.8086, -155.3970
- Elevation
- 2,858 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On August 4, 2008, Pell, S.K.; Bess, E.; Rannekleiv, K. also collected 3 other specimens.
Still here: Leptecophylla tameiameiae observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 2008. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 474 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
Hilo, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Mauna Kea Access Road, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Kaulana Manu Native Bird and Plant Sanctuary Trail, Hilo, HI, US
(c) azu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Kaulana Manu Native Bird and Plant Sanctuary Trail, Hilo, HI, US
(c) azu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Kaulana Manu Native Bird and Plant Sanctuary Trail, Hilo, HI, US
(c) cwlonie6626, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Kaulana Manu Native Bird and Plant Sanctuary Trail, Hilo, HI, US
(c) cwlonie6626, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Leptecophylla tameiameiae. BISH 747932. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956661666. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/747932.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956661666 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026