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Malva parviflora
cheeseweed mallow
As recorded: Malva parviflora L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Nagata, K.M.
- Collector number
- 986
- Date
- April 6, 1972
- Locality
- Papawai Pt., West
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 15 m
- 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 April 6, 1972, Nagata, K.M. also collected 7 other specimens.
Malva parviflora observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 113 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-30.
2026-05-30
Ahukini Rd, Līhuʻe, HI, US
(c) Chris Havran, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-16
Pukalani St, Makawao, HI, US
(c) John Starmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-28
Kekaha, HI 96752, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-26
Downtown, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) catta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-22
Kamuela
(c) drrebeccarhernandez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-13
Kīhei
(c) jogiri, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Malva parviflora. BISH 81036. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956470995. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/81036.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956470995 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026