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Heliotropium anomalum
Polynesian Heliotrope
As recorded: Heliotropium anomalum var. argenteum A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Boraginales › Heliotropiaceae
- Collected by
- Webster, G.L.; Gankin, R.; Herbst, D.R.R. Gankin →Derral R. Herbst →Grady L. Webster →
- Collector number
- 13845
- Date
- June 22, 1968
- Locality
- Kaena: Kaena Point
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.5833, -158.2833
- 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 22, 1968, Webster, G.L.; Gankin, R.; Herbst, D.R. also collected 6 other specimens.
Still here: Heliotropium anomalum observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 78 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-07-29.
2026-07-29
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-29
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) saisai808, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-07
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Jonathan Berenguer Uhuad Koch, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-28
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Ehoarn Bidault, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-16
Hawaii, US
(c) devynsmith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-03
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) David Pierce, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Heliotropium anomalum. BISH 78581. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956535241. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/78581.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956535241 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026