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Heliotropium curassavicum
alkali heliotrope
As recorded: Heliotropium curassavicum L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Boraginales › Heliotropiaceae
- Collected by
- Hobdy, R.W.; Kepler, K.Robert Hobdy →Angela Kay Kepler →
- Collector number
- 1135
- Date
- September 8, 1981
- Locality
- Mokuhooniki, east end of island
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 8, 1981, Hobdy, R.W.; Kepler, K. also collected 16 other specimens.
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Cenchrus echinatus
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Chenopodiastrum murale
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Cynodon dactylon
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Digitaria ciliaris
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Euphorbia celastroides
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Jacquemontia sandwicensis
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Lantana camara
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Lipochaeta integrifolia
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Lycium sandwicense
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Panicum fauriei
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Panicum torridum
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Portulaca lutea
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Portulaca oleracea
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Sesuvium portulacastrum
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Sida fallax
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Heliotropium curassavicum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1981. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 571 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
Koloa, HI, US
(c) Will Bartlett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-09
Hawaii, US
(c) ashoki, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-08
Dike Trail, Maalaea, HI, US
(c) alex3haase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-03
Kalanianaole Hwy + Kuliouou Rd, Honolulu, HI 96821, USA
no rights reserved
2026-10-02
Naalehu, HI 96772, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-21
Ka'ena Point State Park, Waialua, HI, US
(c) apalkovic, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Heliotropium curassavicum. BISH 793298. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956281603. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/793298.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956281603 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026