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Waltheria indica
ʻuhaloa
As recorded: Waltheria indica L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Sohmer, S.H.
- Collector number
- 6300
- Date
- January 7, 1970
- Locality
- at South Point
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- 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
Collected the same day
On January 7, 1970, Sohmer, S.H. also collected 14 other specimens.
Calanthe tankervilleae
Botany
Charpentiera ovata
Botany
Christella dentata
Botany
Christella dentata
Botany
Fimbristylis cymosa
Botany
Fimbristylis cymosa
Botany
Fimbristylis cymosa
Botany
Gynandropsis gynandra
Botany
Kadua affinis
Botany
Psychotria hawaiiensis
Botany
Sida fallax
Botany
Tribulus cistoides
Botany
Waltheria indica
Botany
Waltheria indica
Botany
Waltheria indica observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1970. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,257 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) cwlonie6626, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Honolulu Watershed Forest Reserve, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jawbones, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Hawaii, US
(c) ashoki, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Kailua, HI, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Lanikai Pillbox, Kailua, HI, US
(c) ashoki, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-12
Wailuku, HI 96793, USA
(c) claire, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Waltheria indica. BISH 79661. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956290425. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/79661.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956290425 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026