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Wilkesia hobdyi

Dwarf Iliau

Endemic to HawaiʻiIUCN: critically endangeredcritically imperiled

Photo: (c) David Eickhoff, some rights reserved (CC BY) (iNaturalist)

9

Bishop specimens

1

Type specimens

1968

First collected

1992

Last collected

2012

Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi

In the Library

Bishop Museum publications whose pages name Wilkesia hobdyi, most mentions first.

  1. 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 · 1 page

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  2. 1999

    Hawaiian vascular plants at risk: 1999

    Wagner, W.L., D.R. Herbst, M.M. Bruegmann & J.Q. Lau · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page

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  3. 1998

    Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 1998: Supplement

    Evenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds) · Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page

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Two centuries of collecting

1960s1990s

The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1968 by Hobdy, R.W. (Kauaʻi).

Alive today

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

Wilkesia hobdyi, 2012-08-29

2012-08-29

Hawaii, US

(c) Gerry Carr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Wilkesia hobdyi, 2011-06-11

2011-06-11

Hawaii, US

(c) Oscar Johnson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

Wilkesia hobdyi, 2004-05-29

2004-05-29

Hawaii, US

(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)