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Cucumis dipsaceus
Teasel Gourd
As recorded: Cucumis dipsaceus Ehrenb. ex Spach
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Cucurbitales › Cucurbitaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Collector number
- 491
- Date
- May 21, 1967
- Locality
- Naval Reservation, Lualualei Valley, end of Dent Street; by ammunitions magazine
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 299 m
- Identified by
- Imada, C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 21, 1967, Herbst, D.R. also collected 12 other specimens.
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Boerhavia glabrata
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Canavalia galeata
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Capparis spinosa
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Heliotropium curassavicum
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Jacquemontia sandwicensis
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Lycium sandwicense
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Myoporum stellatum
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Santalum ellipticum
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Sesuvium portulacastrum
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Sicyos pachycarpa
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Spergularia marina
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Cucumis dipsaceus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1967. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 99 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-07.
2026-08-07
Oʻahu, Waianae, HI, US
(c) miavalenzuela, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-03
Waipahu, HI, US
(c) JT, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-02
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Madi Kelly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-18
Poʻipū, HI, US
(c) Cortney Bloomer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-10
Kealia Pond Coastal Boardwalk, Kīhei, HI, US
(c) Angel Butterfly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-01
Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cucumis dipsaceus. BISH 769358. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956401121. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/769358.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956401121 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026