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Waltheria indica
ʻuhaloa
As recorded: Waltheria indica L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Yoshida, L.
- Collector number
- 79.046
- Date
- February 28, 1979
- Locality
- ahupuaa of Halepuaa in the Puna District
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.5333, -154.8500
- Elevation
- 91 m
- Identified by
- Imada, C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On February 28, 1979, Yoshida, L. also collected 15 other specimens.
Still here: Waltheria indica observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1979. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 15 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-01-13.

2026-01-13
Hawaiian Acres, HI, USA
(c) BIISC, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-07
United States
(c) nayaritia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-13
United States
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-10-03
United States
(c) Nikolai Braedt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-14
United States
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-07-13
United States
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Waltheria indica. BISH 770690. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956231438. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/770690.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956231438 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
