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Lobelia niihauensis
As recorded: Lobelia niihauensis H.St.John
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Campanulaceae
- Collected by
- Hobdy, R.W.
- Collector number
- Collector Number: 105
- Date
- 1969
- Locality
- Upper Koaie Valley
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- 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
Lobelia niihauensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1969. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 15 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-17.

2026-05-17
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-08
Hawaii, US
(c) Jory Teltser, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-28
Hawaii, US
no rights reserved

2024-06-04
Hawaii, US
(c) Andrew Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-03-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-11-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Lobelia niihauensis. BISH 80380. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956396511. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/80380.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956396511 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
