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Laportea aestuans
West Indian woodnettle
As recorded: Laportea aestuans (L.) Chew
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Urticaceae
- Collected by
- Lee, J.; Egelhoff, J.; Fale, N.; Wise, K.J. Egelhoff →N. Fale →Julia Lee →K.A.J. Wise →
- Collector number
- KR1
- Date
- September 10, 2020
- Locality
- Windward Oahu, Kualoa Ranch, Hakipuu near Kamehameha Hwy.
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 20 m
- Identified by
- Imada, C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Laportea aestuans observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2020. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-02.
2026-09-02
Ala Moana Blvd, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-04
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
no rights reserved
2026-01-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Andrew Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-06
Waimanalo, HI 96795, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-12-10
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-22
Hawaii, US
(c) jharv, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Laportea aestuans. BISH 779157. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956262776. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/779157.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956262776 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026