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Centaurea melitensis
Maltese star-thistle
As recorded: Centaurea melitensis L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Perlman, S.; Kishida, WendyWendy M. Kishida →Steven Perlman →
- Collector number
- 23485
- Date
- May 28, 2013
- Locality
- Waimea District
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 389 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 28, 2013, Perlman, S.; Kishida, Wendy also collected 1 other specimen.
Centaurea melitensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2013. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-23.
2026-07-23
Holualoa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-19
Lanai City, HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Centaurea melitensis. BISH 764841. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956263947. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/764841.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956263947 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026