BISH 100986Botany
Nerium oleander
oleander
As recorded: Nerium oleander L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Apocynaceae
- Collected by
- Grant, M.L.
- Collector number
- 7099
- Date
- July 18, 1934
- Locality
- Honolulu: Colonial Hotel
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 15 m
- Identified by
- Leeuwenberg, A.J.M.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 18, 1934, Grant, M.L. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Nerium oleander observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-07-20.

2024-07-20
Kuliouou - Kalani Iki, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved

2024-07-02
Kauai, Hawaii, USA
(c) TC Riley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Nerium oleander. BISH 100986. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956168248. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/100986.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956168248 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
