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Charpentiera tomentosa
As recorded: Charpentiera tomentosa var. tomentosa
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Amaranthaceae
- Collected by
- Sohmer, S.H.
- Collector number
- 6652
- Date
- September 5, 1970
- Locality
- Northern Waianae Mts., Peacock Flats Trail; trail begins about 2000' elev.
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 610 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 5, 1970, Sohmer, S.H. also collected 1 other specimen.
Charpentiera tomentosa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1970. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-27.
2026-08-27
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-06-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-03
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Caroline Wolfe-Merritt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2009-07-31
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Charpentiera tomentosa. BISH 77150. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956536300. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/77150.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956536300 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026