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Astelia menziesiana
Pua'akuhinia
As recorded: Astelia menziesiana Sm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Asteliaceae
- Collected by
- Birch, J.L.
- Collector number
- 176
- Date
- September 14, 2007
- Locality
- Waianae Range, Mt. Kaala, Schofield Barracks Military Reservation (USAG-HI), Transect (Blue tagging) Trail
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.5063, -158.1420
- Elevation
- 1,234 m
- Identified by
- Birch, J.L.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Astelia menziesiana observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 2007. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 14 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-08-24.

2026-08-24
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-07-25
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-19
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-01-01
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-01-01
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-12-29
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Astelia menziesiana. BISH 751115. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956539691. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/751115.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956539691 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
