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Nama sandwicense
As recorded: Nama sandwicensis A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Boraginales › Namaceae
- Collected by
- Oppenheimer, H.L.; Bustamente, K.Keahi M. Bustamente →Hank L. Oppenheimer →
- Collector number
- H41519
- Date
- April 7, 2015
- Locality
- Kalolohia Bay
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 5 m
- Identified by
- Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 7, 2015, Oppenheimer, H.L.; Bustamente, K. also collected 5 other specimens.
Nama sandwicense observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2015. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 54 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.

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

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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Nama sandwicense. BISH 764814. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956644087. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/764814.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956644087 ↗
- 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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