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Stenogyne sessilis
As recorded: Stenogyne sessilis Benth.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Lamiaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 26818
- Date
- June 25, 1971
- Locality
- Kahuku, Kahuku parkland, 8 miles NE of Nene Cabin
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,905 m
- Identified by
- Weller, S.G.
- Type status
- Isotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 25, 1971, St.John, H. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Stenogyne sessilis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1971. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 26 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-09.

2026-04-09
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Carlos/Giancarla Ross (AnimeBirder), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-09
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Carlos/Giancarla Ross (AnimeBirder), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-14
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Grigory Heaton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-17
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Anders Hastings, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-01-17
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Chris Muir, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-13
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Chiang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Stenogyne sessilis. BISH 76144. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956404502. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/76144.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956404502 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
