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Morelotia gahniiformis
As recorded: Morelotia gahniiformis Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Wood, K.R.; Tangalin, N.Natalia Tangalin →Kenneth R. Wood →
- Collector number
- 14456
- Date
- December 22, 2010
- Locality
- Wahiawa headwaters, SE below Kapalaoa.
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 777 m
- Identified by
- Not on sheet
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Morelotia gahniiformis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2010. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 166 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.

2026-10-29
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23
Maui, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-23
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kyle Klotz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-10
Old Puu Oo Trail, Holualoa, HI, US
(c) idoucet, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-31
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Morelotia gahniiformis. BISH 759780. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956262323. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/759780.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956262323 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
