Hippobroma longiflora

Star of Bethlehem

As recorded: Hippobroma longiflora (L.) G.Don

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Campanulaceae

Collected by: Fosberg, F.R.
Collector number: 31851
Date: February 25, 1950
Locality: Sabana, highest hill on island
Island: Rota
Region: Northern Mariana Islands
Elevation: 490 m
Identified by: Fosberg, F.R.
Record type: Preserved specimen

109 Bishop specimens of Hippobroma longiflora · collected 1864–2018Species page ›

Collected the same day

On February 25, 1950, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Hippobroma longiflora observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1950. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6,148 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

香港灣仔峽

(c) KragiKuak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

Blue/Yellow/Red route, Grand Port, MU

(c) r_rombach, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

Welchman Hall Gully Trail, St. Thomas, St. Thomas, BB

(c) violetdavies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

Q5Q9+945, Sukamanah, Kec. Sukatani, Kabupaten Bekasi, Jawa Barat 17630, Indonesia

(c) WANDA WIJAYA, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24

Vihara Mawatha, Central Province, LK

(c) Buwaneka Pathirana, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24

Rivière Noire District, Mauritius

(c) æ, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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Cite this specimen

Hippobroma longiflora. BISH 135256. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956395514. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/135256.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956395514 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026