
Lobelia wahiawa
Photo: (c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG) (iNaturalist)
21
Bishop specimens
1
Type specimens
1909
First collected
2013
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
In the Library
Bishop Museum publications whose pages name Lobelia wahiawa, most mentions first.
2025
Imada, C.T., Faccenda, K., Thomas, M.K., Gallaher, T., Oppenhemier, H., Kennedy, B. & Kalei, A. (eds.) Hawaiian native & naturalized vascular plants checklist (2025 update). 780 pp. [published online 6 November 2025]· Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 2 pages
Where Bishop collected it
5 mapped specimens. Localities of endangered species are shown approximately.
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1909 by Forbes, C.N. (Kauaʻi).
Alive today
11 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.

2026-01-08
Hawaii, US
(c) Rowan Willow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-04-10
Hawaii, US
(c) jcombs15, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2016-11-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Joshua A Willman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2016-11-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Joshua A Willman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2013-11-06
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2010-05-12
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2009-06-02
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2009-06-01
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
