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Cecropia obtusifolia
As recorded: Cecropia obtusifolia Bertol.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Urticaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 50521
- Date
- November 8, 1968
- Locality
- Volcano Road below Olaa
- 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 November 8, 1968, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 4 other specimens.
Cecropia obtusifolia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 321 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-18.
2026-10-18
Lava Tree, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) vbaker225, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-04
Oʻahu, Kaneohe, HI, US
(c) americanlady, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-23
Eighth Ave, Keaau, HI, US
(c) miriamedell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-19
United States
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-07-26
Kāneʻohe
(c) Oliver, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-09
Hualalai Rd, Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) trishx, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cecropia obtusifolia. BISH 81706. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956533616. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/81706.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956533616 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026