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Charpentiera obovata
As recorded: Charpentiera obovata Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Amaranthaceae
- Collected by
- Sohmer, S.H.
- Collector number
- 6454
- Date
- June 2, 1970
- Locality
- Waianae Range., 1st gulch S of Kaluaa Gulch
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.4667, -158.1000
- 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
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On June 2, 1970, Sohmer, S.H. also collected 4 other specimens.
Still here: Charpentiera obovata observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1970. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2014-06-17.

2014-06-17
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2013-06-04
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 obovata. BISH 77170. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956418626. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/77170.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956418626 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
