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Pleiostachya pruinosa
As recorded: Pleiostachya pruinosa (Regel) K.Schum.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Zingiberales › Marantaceae
- Collected by
- Brock; Flynn, T.Brock →Timothy Flynn →
- Collector number
- 950
- Date
- February 15, 2017
- Locality
- Kawaihau District. Wailua Homesteads, Kauai Agriculture Research Center - property on the south side of Kuamoo Road.
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 130 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Pleiostachya pruinosa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2017. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-08-18.

2025-08-18
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-08-06
95PR+WR, Kaneohe, HI 96744, USA
(c) Aaron Plex Sulá, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-04
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-09-13
Kailua, HI 96734, USA
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pleiostachya pruinosa. BISH 783039. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956196206. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/783039.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956196206 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
