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Torenia concolor

Lesser Torenia

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Bishop specimens

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Type specimens

1970

First collected

1985

Last collected

2026

Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi

Two centuries of collecting

1970s1980s

The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1970 by Hsu, C.C.; Kuo, C. (Taiwan). The Museum last collected it in 1985; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as January 8, 2026.

From the collection

Torenia concolor, 607008Torenia concolor, 581606

Alive today

4 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.