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Stachytarpheta cayennensis
As recorded: Stachytarpheta cayennensis (Rich.) Vahl
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Verbenaceae
- Collected by
- Croft, L.K.
- Collector number
- 790042LKC
- Date
- February 28, 1979
- Locality
- On a road between Upper Nanawale Forest Reserve and Lower Nanawale Forest Reserve
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.5167, -154.8667
- Identified by
- Staples, G.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On February 28, 1979, Croft, L.K. also collected 12 other specimens.
Still here: Stachytarpheta cayennensis observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1979. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 29 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-07-06.

2026-07-06
Upper Puna Rd, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) beepboopbap, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-22
Keaau
(c) Bret Hammer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-14
Kalapana-Kapoho Beach Rd, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Stephanie Zettl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-06
United States
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-05-09
Hawaiian Paradise Park, HI, USA
(c) lunamothkd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-03
United States
(c) lithophyte, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Stachytarpheta cayennensis. BISH 770731. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956248514. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/770731.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956248514 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
