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Hillebrandia sandwicensis
pua maka nui
As recorded: Hillebrandia sandwicensis Oliv.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Cucurbitales › Begoniaceae
- Collected by
- Oppenheimer, H.L.; Perlman, S.Hank L. Oppenheimer →Steven Perlman →
- Collector number
- H70902
- Date
- July 1, 2009
- Locality
- West Maui, Lahaina District, Kaua`ula, north fork.
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 884 m
- Identified by
- Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 1, 2009, Oppenheimer, H.L.; Perlman, S. also collected 1 other specimen.
Hillebrandia sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2009. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 50 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-25.

2026-08-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Denali, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-29
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Rowan Willow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-19
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-19
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hillebrandia sandwicensis. BISH 762356. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956533143. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/762356.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956533143 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
