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Nama sandwicense
As recorded: Nama sandwicensis A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Boraginales › Namaceae
- Collected by
- Young, A.L.
- Collector number
- 159
- Date
- September 17, 1964
- Locality
- North end of island
- Island
- Laysan
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 6 m
- 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 September 17, 1964, Young, A.L. also collected 15 other specimens.
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Capparis spinosa
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Cynodon dactylon
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Cyperus laevigatus
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Pluchea indica
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Scaevola taccada
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Scaevola taccada
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Sesuvium portulacastrum
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Sicyos maximowiczii
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Sicyos maximowiczii
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Sicyos pachycarpa
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Sicyos pachycarpa
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Sicyos pachycarpa
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Tribulus cistoides
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Nama sandwicense observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1964. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 53 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-20.
2026-10-20
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
no rights reserved
2026-10-11
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-05-31
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-27
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Chris Havran, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Nama sandwicense. BISH 76187. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956484414. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/76187.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956484414 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched to the GBIF backbone only approximately
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